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    1. In the index patient (IV1) of family OA1-3 that did not show exon deletion, sequence analysis of all coding exons including the exon-intron boundaries revealed a deletion of a single nucleotide G at position 310 of the cDNA introducing a subsequent premature stop codon one codon downstream, predicting a deleterious protein product. This newly described mutation (310delG) in exon 2 of the OA1 gene creates a TaqI restriction site. Although the pedigree of family OAI-3 initially suggested the patient IV1 to be a sporadic case, PCR-restriction analysis identified the patient's maternal uncle (III3), known to have only a decreased visual acuity at age 38, as hemizygous for the mutation. The mother (III2) and the maternal grand-mother (II1) of the proband were found to be carriers (Fig. ​(Fig.4B),4B), as expected

      Case#: Faugere_2003_Family_OA1-3_Patient_IV1, male, 26 years of age at time of report, family origin reported to be from the South of France with race described as Caucasian

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006934 (Congenital nystagmus), HP:0007750 (Hypoplasia of the fovea), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0001089 (Iris atrophy), HP:0012805 (Iris transillumination defect), HP:0007894 (Hypopigmentation of the fundus), HP:0030602 (Abnormal fundus autofluorescence imaging), HP:0030479 (Abnormal amplitude of light-adapted flicker electroretinogram)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband was initially diagnosed with congenital nystagmus.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0012632 (Abnormal intraocular pressure), HP:0000518 (Cataract)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing was not described, however, the proband was examined for whole-exon deletions using PCR amplification of the 9 exons from the GPR143 locus.

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Restriction enzyme analysis using TaqI

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The proband was examined for whole-exon deletions using PCR amplification of the 9 exons from the GPR143 locus, followed by Sanger-based sequencing and restriction enzyme-based screening of family members using TaqI.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.310del (p.Asp104fs) variant in the hemizygous state.

      ClinVar: 98625

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.310del (p.Asp104fs) is a frameshift variant in exon 2 of 9, and is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate the C-terminal 75% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: While the proband was initially thought to be a sporadic case, the variant was later found to be maternally inherited, with an uncle found to harbor the variant and to be affected with decreased visual acuity. Further details of the family member are not described.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. A2014-II1

      Case#: Harville_2010_Patient_A2014-II1, sex assumed to be male based on phenotypes, age not reported, family origin reportedly from Turkey

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0010442 (Polydactyly), HP:0001513 (Obesity), HP:0000135 (Hypogonadism), HP:0000077 (Abnormality of the kidney)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has an initial clinical diagnosis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Secondary signs are noted as present, but specifics are not reported.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000510 (Rod-cone dystrophy)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: The proband reportedly does not have retinitis pigmentosa. Age has not been reported in the study.

      CasePreviousTesting: The proband was initially subjected to homozygosity mapping to identify parts of the genome to search for the basis of recessive disease.

      CaseMethod1: homozygosity mapping

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of the exons of any of the 14 BBS-associated loci (BBS1, BBS2, ARL6, BBS4, BBS5, MKKS, BBS7, TTC8, BBS9, BBS10, TRIM32, BBS12, MKS1, and CEP290) that showed homozygosity.

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The proband was initially subjected to homozygosity mapping to identify parts of the genome to search for the basis of recessive disease. This was followed by Sanger sequencing of the exons of any of the 14 BBS-associated loci (BBS1, BBS2, ARL6, BBS4, BBS5, MKKS, BBS7, TTC8, BBS9, BBS10, TRIM32, BBS12, MKS1, and CEP290) that showed homozygosity.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.48-1G>A variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar ID: 1299580

      gnomAD: The NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.48-1G>A variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.000008790 in the European (non-Finnish) population, with 1 allele / 113768 total alleles (0 homozygotes) https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/11-66278483-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.48-1G>A is a canonical splice site variant predicted but not confirmed to disrupt BBS1 splicing.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband's family is reportedly consanguineous.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. mutation

      Case#: Mykykyn_2002_Proband_PR2-1, gender not specified, age not described, family origin reported as from Puerto Rico

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been previously diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl syndrome based on at least three of the following features; obesity, polydactyly, renal anomalies, retinopathy, hypogonadism, and/or mental retardation.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The proband and their affected and unaffected family members were subjected to mapping of the disease-associated locus to chromosome 11, followed by PCR- and Sanger sequencing-based genotyping of chromosome 11 markers.

      CaseMethod1: linkage mapping

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of BBS1

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The proband and their affected and unaffected family members were subjected to linkage mapping of the disease-associated locus to chromosome 11, followed by PCR- and Sanger sequencing-based genotyping of chromosome 11 markers. Sanger sequencing of BBS1 was subsequently used to identify the variant.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1645G>T (p.Glu549Ter) variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar ID: 12144

      gnomAD: The variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.00008675 (3 alleles out of 34584 total alleles, with 0 homozygotes) in the Admixed American population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/11-66299163-G-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1645G>T (p.Glu549Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 16 of 17 that is predicted to not to trigger nonsense-mediated decay but rather to truncate the C-terminal 8% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband's family is described as consanguineous.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. cause of

      Case#: Mykykyn_2002_Proband_PR5-1, gender not specified, age not described, family origin reported as from Puerto Rico

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been previously diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl syndrome based on at least three of the following features; obesity, polydactyly, renal anomalies, retinopathy, hypogonadism, and/or mental retardation.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The proband and their affected and unaffected family members were subjected to mapping of the disease-associated locus to chromosome 11, followed by PCR- and Sanger sequencing-based genotyping of chromosome 11 markers.

      CaseMethod1: linkage mapping

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of BBS1

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The proband and their affected and unaffected family members were subjected to linkage mapping of the disease-associated locus to chromosome 11, followed by PCR- and Sanger sequencing-based genotyping of chromosome 11 markers. Sanger sequencing of BBS1 was subsequently used to identify the variant.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1645G>T (p.Glu549Ter) and NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.432+1G>A variants in the compound heterozygous state.

      ClinVar ID: 12144, 12145

      gnomAD: The NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1645G>T (p.Glu549Ter) variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.00008675 (3 alleles out of 34584 total alleles, with 0 homozygotes) in the Admixed American population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/11-66299163-G-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1 The NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.432+1G>A variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1645G>T (p.Glu549Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 16 of 17 that is predicted to not to trigger nonsense-mediated decay but rather to truncate the C-terminal 8% of the protein product. NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.432+1G>A is a canonical splice site variant in intron 4 that does not have experimental evidence of impact on the gene product.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband's family has not been described as consanguineous.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    3. frequent

      Case#: Mykykyn_2002_Proband_PR3-1, gender not specified, age not described, family origin reported as from Puerto Rico

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been previously diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl syndrome based on at least three of the following features; obesity, polydactyly, renal anomalies, retinopathy, hypogonadism, and/or mental retardation.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The proband and their affected and unaffected family members were subjected to mapping of the disease-associated locus to chromosome 11, followed by PCR- and Sanger sequencing-based genotyping of chromosome 11 markers.

      CaseMethod1: linkage mapping

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of BBS1

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The proband and their affected and unaffected family members were subjected to linkage mapping of the disease-associated locus to chromosome 11, followed by PCR- and Sanger sequencing-based genotyping of chromosome 11 markers. Sanger sequencing of BBS1 was subsequently used to identify the variant.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1645G>T (p.Glu549Ter) and NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1169T>G (p.Met390Arg) variants in the compound heterozygous state.

      ClinVar ID: 12144, 12143

      gnomAD: The NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1645G>T (p.Glu549Ter) variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.00008675 (3 alleles out of 34584 total alleles, with 0 homozygotes) in the Admixed American population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/11-66299163-G-T?dataset=gnomad_r2_1 gnomAD: The NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1169T>G (p.Met390Arg) variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.002773 in the European (non-Finnish) population, with 358 alleles / 129114 total alleles (0 homozygotes) https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/11-66293652-T-G?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1645G>T (p.Glu549Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 16 of 17 that is predicted to not to trigger nonsense-mediated decay but rather to truncate the C-terminal 8% of the protein product. NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1169T>G (p.Met390Arg) is a missense variant with mouse knock-in evidence of a similar disease-causing effect in the homozygous state (PMID: 18032602). This has not been taken into account in scoring, as the mouse model has been scored separately. However, it has provided a rationale not to down-score for the relatively high gnomAD frequency of this variant.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband's family has not been described as consanguineous.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. European

      Case#: Weisschuh_2020_Patient_MDS_342, male, age 73 years at diagnosis, age 75 years at report, national origin reported as German

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient has been diagnosed with macular dystrophy.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous genotyping consisted of next generation sequencing-based RET.8 panel.

      CaseMethod1: next generation sequencing-based RET.8 panel

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed using a next-generation sequencing-based RET.8 panel.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.378G>A (p.Trp126Ter) variant in the heterozygous state.

      ClinVar: 493439

      gnomAD: The NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.378G>A (p.Trp126Ter) variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a maximum allele frequency of 0.00006533 (2/30616) in the South Asian population, with no homozygotes https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/6-76744428-C-T

      VariantEvidence: NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.378G>A (p.Trp126Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 3 of 17, and is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate the C-terminal 84% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: Segregation confirmation in family members is not available.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. IRD

      Case#: Weisschuh_2020_Patient_ARRP_339, male, age 32 years at diagnosis, age 34 years at report, national origin reported as German

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient has been diagnosed with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous genotyping consisted of next generation sequencing-based RET.8 panel.

      CaseMethod1: next generation sequencing-based RET.8 panel

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed using a next-generation sequencing-based RET.8 panel.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.1291+1G>T variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar: 547007

      gnomAD: The NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.1291+1G>T variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.1291+1G>T is a canonical splice site variant in intron 12 of the 17-exon locus, and does not have evidence of impact on the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: Segregation confirmation in family members is not available.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. t

      Case#: Haider_2000_Proband_5, female, age, and origin not reported

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband is part of a cohort in which all patients had a diagnosis of enhanced S-cone syndrome, based on electroretinogram and/or psychophysics, as well as optical coherence tomography. Other phenotypes within the cohort members (but not tracked individually) included increased sensitivity to blue light; visual loss, night blindness occurring from early in life, varying degrees of L-cone and M-cone vision, and retinal degeneration.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous genotyping was limited to Sanger sequencing of NR2E3, followed by SSCP to screen other family members for the variant.

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of NR2E3

      CaseMethod2: SSCP analysis of PCR products from NR2E3

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping was performed by Sanger sequencing of NR2E3, followed by SSCP to screen other family members for the variant.

      Variant: The individual harbors the NM_014249.4(NR2E3):c.290G>A (p.Arg97His) variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVarID: 867089

      gnomAD: The variant is found in gnomAD version 4.1.0 at a frequency of 0.00002441 in the European non-Finnish population (28 alleles / 1147036 total alleles, with 0 homozygotes). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr15-71811810-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4

      VariantEvidence: NM_014249.4(NR2E3):c.290G>A (p.Arg97His) is a missense variant within the zinc finger / DNA-binding domain of NR2E3,.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband comes from a consanguineous family with mother and father being first cousins, and two similarly affected sisters sharing the same homozygous genotype.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. In the French family NAL69, we found that the proband (II:4) and his affected sister (II:2) were compound heterozygous for the paternal c.1519C>T mutation in exon 13, leading to the nonsense change p.Arg507∗, and for the maternal c.461T>C mutation in exon 3, leading to the missense change p.Leu154Pro (Figure 4A).

      Case#: Manes_2013_Family_NAL69_Proband_II:4, male, age 43 years at time of report, national origin reported as French

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007677 (Vitelliform-like macular lesions), HP:0030631 (Hyperautofluorescent macular lesion), HP:0008179 (Decreased Arden ratio of electrooculogram, specifically 1.58 and 1.68 in each eye), HP:0008275 (Abnormal light-adapted electroretinogram, slightly decreased)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient has been diagnosed with vitelliform macular dystrophy.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0030469 (Abnormal dark-adapted electroretinogram)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing appears to have been limited to Sanger sequencing-based screening of exon 7 of IMPG1.

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of the 17 exons and flanking intronic sequences

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping appears to have included Sanger-based sequencing of the 17 exons and intronic flanking sequences of the IMPG1 locus.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.461T>C (p.Leu154Pro) and NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.1519C>T (p.Arg507Ter) variants in the compound heterozygous state.

      ClinVar: 162136, 162135

      gnomAD: The NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.461T>C (p.Leu154Pro) variant was found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.00007924 (9/113576) in the European non-Finnish population, with 0 homozygotes https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/6-76744345-A-G The NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.1519C>T (p.Arg507Ter) variant was found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.00004007 (1/24958) in the African / African-American population, with 0 homozygotes https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/6-76660584-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.461T>C (p.Leu154Pro) is a missense variant that does not have evidence confirming an impact on the gene product. However, another study has reported an apparently unrelated affected patient harboring this variant in the heterozygous state (PMID: 30688845). The NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.1519C>T (p.Arg507Ter) variant is a nonsense variant in exon 13 of 17 and is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate the C-terminal 37% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband has a similarly affected older sister who shares the same genotype. One carrier child is unaffected while the other has a slight defect in one eye within the line separating the inner and outer segments, consistent with incomplete penetrance in the heterozygous state. Consanguinity is not reported in this family.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. intragenic deletions

      Case#: Xin_Patient_5, sex not mentioned, age 17 at onset, U.S. nationality, admixed European non-Finnish ethnicity

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004302 (Functional motor deficit), HP:0000572 (Visual loss), HP:0001250 (Seizure), HP:0001268 (Mental deterioration), HP:0003581 (Adult onset), HP:0003208 (Fingerprint intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Motor difficulty was the phenotype at presentation (age 17). Visual loss (age 18), Cognitive regression (age 25), and seizure (age 18) subsequently developed. Granular type inclusions were observed in blood by electron microscopy. Fingerprint inclusions were observed in the brain.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing for mutations in the CLN1, CLN2, CLN3, CLN6, and CLN8 had already occurred, using PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing to exclude the possibility of variants in the exons and surrounding noncoding regions. Genome-wide analysis methods were not used, as NCL had already been diagnosed based on clinical phenotypes.

      CaseMethod1: PCR amplification of the coding and surrounding non-coding regions of each gene, followed by bidirectional Sanger sequencing.

      CaseMethod2: as mentioned

      CaseGenotypingMethod: CLN5 genotyping was performed by PCR amplification of the four exons and surrounding non-coding regions was performed, followed by bi-directional Sanger sequencing. Synthetic multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) was then used to calculate average gene dosage ratio for each ratio, in order to detect large deletions.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.974A>G (p.Tyr325Cys) variant as well as a chromosomal deletion that includes exon 4.

      ClinVar: 2570 (in trans with exon 4 deletion with undefined boundaries)

      gnomAD: Maximum allele frequency for NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.974A>G (p.Tyr325Cys) is 0.00002784 (in the European non-Finnish population, no homozygotes). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/13-77575001-A-G

      VariantEvidence: The variant encodes a missense substitution that adds a cysteine to the CLN5 protein and may disrupt its structure. In a previous publication from an overlapping group of authors, mass spectrometry confirmed absence of CLN5 protein expression in samples from an individual harboring this variant, but in not control samples (PMID:19383612).

      CaseAddInfo: Although parents do not appear to have been genotyped, the missense variant (in exon 4) can be inferred to be in trans with the exon 4 deletion.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. missense

      Case#: Xin_Patient_3, sex not mentioned, age 17 at onset, U.S. nationality, admixed European non-Finnish ethnicity

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004302 (Functional motor deficit), HP:0000572 (Visual loss), HP:0001250 (Seizure), HP:0001268 (Mental deterioration), HP:0003581 (Adult onset), HP:0003205 (Curvilinear intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material), HP:0003208 (Fingerprint intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material), HP:0003226 (Rectilinear intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Cognitive regression was the phenotype at presentation (age 17). Visual loss (age 20), motor difficulty (age 23), and seizure (age 23) subsequently developed. Granular type inclusions were observed by electron microscopy. Fingerprint inclusions were observed in the skin, rectilinear inclusions were observed in the muscle, and curvilinear inclusions were observed in neurons, glial cells, muscle, and spleen.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing for mutations in the CLN1, CLN2, CLN3, CLN6, and CLN8 had already occurred, using PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing to exclude the possibility of variants in the exons and surrounding noncoding regions. Genome-wide analysis methods were not used, as NCL had already been diagnosed based on clinical phenotypes.

      CaseMethod1: PCR amplification of the coding and surrounding non-coding regions of each gene, followed by bidirectional Sanger sequencing

      CaseMethod2: as mentioned

      CaseGenotypingMethod: CLN5 genotyping was performed by PCR amplification of the four exons and surrounding non-coding regions was performed, followed by bi-directional Sanger sequencing. Synthetic multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) was then used to calculate average gene dosage ratio for each ratio, in order to detect large deletions.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.230G>A (p.Cys77Tyr) and NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.974A>G (p.Tyr325Cys) variants.

      ClinVar: 2569, 2570

      gnomAD: The NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.230G>A (p.Cys77Tyr) variant is not found in gnomAD. Maximum allele frequency for NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.974A>G (p.Tyr325Cys) is 0.00002784 (in the European non-Finnish population, no homozygotes). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/13-77575001-A-G

      VariantEvidence: Both variants encode missense substitutions in the protein product. Because both change the total number of cysteines in the CLN5 protein, they may disrupt its structure. In a previous publication from an overlapping group of authors, mass spectrometry confirmed absence of CLN5 protein expression in samples from this individual, but in not control samples (PMID:19383612).

      CaseAddInfo: Parents do not appear to have been genotyped, so it is not clear whether the two variants are confirmed to be in trans.

      CasePMIDs: 19383612

    3. 3 previously reported

      Case#: Xin_Patient_6, sex not mentioned, age 8 at onset, Swedish nationality

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004302 (Functional motor deficit), HP:0000572 (Visual loss), HP:0001250 (Seizure), HP:0001268 (Mental deterioration), HP:0003621 (Juvenile onset), HP:0003208 (Fingerprint intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material), HP:0003205 (Curvilinear intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Motor difficulty was the phenotype at presentation (age 8). Seizures (age 8), Visual loss (age 12), and Cognitive regression (age 11) subsequently developed. Curvilinear inclusions were observed in the skin specifically.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing for mutations in the CLN1, CLN2, CLN3, CLN6, and CLN8 had already occurred, using PCR amplification and Sanger sequencing to exclude the possibility of variants in the exons and surrounding noncoding regions. Genome-wide analysis methods were not used, as NCL had already been diagnosed based on clinical phenotypes.

      CaseMethod1: PCR amplification of the coding and surrounding non-coding regions of each gene, followed by bidirectional Sanger sequencing.

      CaseMethod2: as mentioned

      CaseGenotypingMethod: CLN5 genotyping was performed by PCR amplification of the four exons and surrounding non-coding regions was performed, followed by bi-directional Sanger sequencing. Synthetic multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) was then used to calculate average gene dosage ratio for each ratio, in order to detect large deletions.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.78G>A (p.Trp26Ter) and NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.522dup (p.Trp175LeufsTer30) variants, as well as the likely benign NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.381T>G (p.Thr127=) variant.

      ClinVar: 2565, 56543, 128783

      gnomAD: Maximum allele frequency for NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.78G>A (p.Trp26Ter) is 0.00005132 (in the European non-Finnish population, no homozygotes). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/13-77566311-G-A Maximum allele frequency for NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.522dup (p.Trp175fs) is 0.00007033 (in the European non-Finnish population, no homozygotes). Maximum allele frequency for the NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.381T>G (p.Thr127=) variant is 0.06570 (in the East Asian population, 48 homozygotes) https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/13-77570078-T-G

      VariantEvidence: The NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.78G>A (p.Trp26Ter) nonsense variant is likely to be subject to nonsense mediated decay. The NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.522dup (p.Trp175fs) frameshift variant is predicted to truncate ~51% of the protein. On the other hand, the synonymous NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.381T>G (p.Thr127=) variant appears unlikely to have a gene impact.

      CaseAddInfo: Parents do not appear to have been genotyped, so it is unclear whether the two variants with predicted gene impact have been shown or simply assumed to be in trans. The same is true for the benign, synonymous variant.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. c.889C->T

      Case#: Riazuddin_2006_Family_61019_patient_20, female, age 18 years at time of study, Pakistani family origin from remote Punjab province

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000543 (Optic disc pallor), HP:0007843 (Attenuation of retinal blood vessels), HP:0007737 (Bone spicule pigmentation of the retina), HP:0000550 (Undetectable electroretinogram)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband and her affected family members have been diagnosed with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Genome-wide linkage analysis, with maximum LOD score associated with the D5S2015 microsatellite marker on chromosome 5q31-33.

      CaseMethod1: Genome-wide linkage analysis

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of the candidate gene PDE6A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genome-wide linkage analysis was initially performed on all four families, with maximum LOD score associated with the D5S2015 microsatellite marker on chromosome 5q31-33. Sanger sequencing was then performed on PCR products of exons and flanking regions from the PDE6A candidate locus.

      Variant: The affected members of Family 61019 harbor the NM_000440.3(PDE6A):c.769C>T (p.Arg257Ter) variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar: 437984

      gnomAD: In gnomAD v2.1.1, NM_000440.3(PDE6A):c.769C>T (p.Arg257Ter) has a frequency of 0.0001633 (5/30612) in the South Asian population, with 0 homozygotes https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/5-149310680-G-A

      VariantEvidence: NM_000440.3(PDE6A):c.769C>T (p.Arg257Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 4 of 22 that is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or at least to truncate ~70% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The patient is from a family with consanguineous unions.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. A genome-wide scan of 50 families gave a lod score of 7.4172 with D5S2015 using HOMOG1.

      FamilyLabel: Riazuddin_2006_Three_Families

      Family#PresentingHPOs: HP:0000543 (Optic disc pallor), HP:0007843 (Attenuation of retinal blood vessels), HP:0007737 (Bone spicule pigmentation of the retina), HP:0000550 (Undetectable electroretinogram)

      FamilyPresentingHPOFreeText: The affected family members have been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa segregating with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.

      FamilyNotHPOs: N/A

      FamilyNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CountryOrigin: Pakistan

      Ethnicity: Pakistani (reportedly with origin from remote parts of Punjab province)

      Race: Not specifically described

      Family#PreviousTesting: Genome-wide linkage analysis, with maximum LOD score associated with the D5S2015 microsatellite marker on chromosome 5q31-33.

      Family#Method1: Genome-wide linkage analysis

      Family#Method2: Sanger sequencing of the candidate gene PDE6A

      Family#GenotypingMethod: Genome-wide linkage analysis was initially performed on all four families, with maximum LOD score associated with the D5S2015 microsatellite marker on chromosome 5q31-33. Sanger sequencing was then performed on PCR products of exons and flanking regions from the PDE6A candidate locus.

      Affected: 12 genotyped

      Unaffected: 7 genotyped

      Segregations: 18 segregations are shown by the three pedigrees in Figure 3.

      PublishedLOD: 7.4172

      eLOD: N/A

      AddSegregationInfo: N/A

      ProbandLabel: Riazuddin_2006_Family_61019_Proband

      Variant: The affected members of Family 61019 harbor the NM_000440.3(PDE6A):c.769C>T (p.Arg257Ter) variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar: 437984

      gnomAD: In gnomAD v2.1.1, NM_000440.3(PDE6A):c.769C>T (p.Arg257Ter) has a frequency of 0.0001633 (5/30612) in the South Asian population, with 0 homozygotes https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/5-149310680-G-A

      VariantEvidence: NM_000440.3(PDE6A):c.769C>T (p.Arg257Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 4 of 22 that is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or at least to truncate ~70% of the protein product.

      FamilyAddInfo: All three families are reportedly consanguineous.

      FamilyPMIDs: N/A

    1. p.S89F

      Case#: Liu_2007_Family_Patient_V-10, male, age <6 months at time of onset, family origin reported to be Chinese

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006934 (Congenital nystagmus), HP:0000666 (Horizontal nystagmus), HP:0007750 (Hypoplasia of the fovea), HP:0000483 (Astigmatism), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0007814 (Retinal pigment epithelial mottling), HP:0000646 (Amblyopia)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband and his affected family members have been diagnosed with congenital nystagmus segregating with an X-linked mode of inheritance.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0001000 (Abnormality of skin pigmentation), HP:0009887 (Abnormality of hair pigmentation), HP:0012805 (Iris transillumination defect), HP:0007894 (Hypopigmentation of the fundus), HP:0000545 (Myopia)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: The patient did not exhibit abnormalities of the optic nerve head on functional MRI.

      CasePreviousTesting: Linkage mapping has been performed in affected and unaffected family members using 33 polymorphic markers along the entire X chromosome. Haplotype analysis identified a shared region of approximately 10.6 Mb in all affected males.

      CaseMethod1: Linkage mapping and haplotype analysis

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of 21 candidate genes in the linkage region

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Linkage mapping has been performed in the proband and affected and unaffected family members using 33 polymorphic markers along the entire X chromosome. Haplotype analysis identified a shared region of approximately 10.6 Mb in all affected males. Sanger sequencing was then performed for 21 candidate genes in the linkage region, followed by RFLP analysis in a subset of affected and unaffected family members.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.266C>T (p.Ser89Phe) variant in the hemizygous state.

      ClinVar: 10522

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.266C>T (p.Ser89Phe) is a missense variant in exon 2 of 9 total, and is located in a transmembrane domain but does not have experimental evidence of gene impact.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband is from a family with at least four other affected males and one affected female family member who also harbor the variant.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. E1270fs

      Case#: Gong_2001_Proband_6, no reported gender, age or national origin

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004349 (Reduced bone mineral density)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome segregating with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. This implies a combination of ophthalmologic and radiographic features, but these have not been described in detail.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Genome-wide linkage mapping with 160 SSRP markers was performed on three different consanguineous kindreds (from Finland, South Africa, and Italy) (fig. 1), but it is not clear whether this proband was a member of one of these kindreds.

      CaseMethod1: Linkage analysis with additional markers around a strong candidate marker

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of PCR-amplified exons and flanking regions of the LRP5 locus

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping appears to have been limited to Sanger sequencing of PCR-amplified exons and flanking regions of the LRP5 locus.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.3804del (p.Glu1270fs) variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar: 6273

      gnomAD: The NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.3804del (p.Glu1270fs) variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.3804del (p.Glu1270fs) is a frameshift variant in exon 18 out of 23 that is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or at least to truncate the C-terminal ~21% of the protein product. It appears to be stable at the protein level but is not secreted in the exogenous expression system, consistent with loss-of-function rather than dominant negative effect.

      CaseAddInfo: The family is reportedly consanguineous.

      CasePMIDs: PMID: 8659519

    2. homozygous frameshift

      Case#: Gong_2001_Proband_1, no reported gender, age or national origin

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0004349 (Reduced bone mineral density)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome segregating with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. This implies a combination of ophthalmologic and radiographic features, but these have not been described in detail.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Genome-wide linkage mapping with 160 SSRP markers was performed on three different consanguineous kindreds (from Finland, South Africa, and Italy) (fig. 1), but it is not clear whether this proband was a member of one of these kindreds.

      CaseMethod1: Linkage analysis with additional markers around a strong candidate marker

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of PCR-amplified exons and flanking regions of the LRP5 locus

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping appears to have been limited to Sanger sequencing of PCR-amplified exons and flanking regions of the LRP5 locus.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.29G>A (p.Trp10Ter) variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar: 6268

      gnomAD: The NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.29G>A (p.Trp10Ter) variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.29G>A (p.Trp10Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 1 out of 23 that is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or at least to truncate the C-terminal ~99% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The family is reportedly consanguineous.

      CasePMIDs: PMID: 8659519

    1. Four affected members of a Swedish family were included. Three of them were examined with best corrected visual acuity, Goldmann perimetry, full-field-and multifocal electroretinography, optical coherence tomography, fundus color photographs, fundus autofluorescence images, slit lamp inspection, and genetic testing. The fourth subject only managed genetic testing. Results: All subjects carry the pathogenic missense variant; c.484C>T (NM_002242.4), R162W, in KCNJ13. ERG measurements revealed reduced macular-as well as general retinal function. Two of the subjects had a history of retinal detachment and the two younger subjects demonstrated early onset cataract. They all had structural macular changes and slightly gliotic optic discs.

      Case#: Schroeder_2022_Proband, female, age 32 at time of diagnosis, family national origin reported as Swedish

      CasePresentingHPOs: Optic disc pallor HP:0000543, Retinal detachment HP:0000541, Presenile cataracts HP:0007819, Decreased light- and dark-adapted electroretinogram amplitude HP:0000654, Retinal hole HP:0011530, Abnormal fundus autofluorescence imaging HP:0030602

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient optic discs were described as slightly gliotic. OCT showed lacunar retinal substance losses in the fovea and attenuation in all segments of the macula. FAF showed a paracentral ring of fine granular increase of autofluorescence around the fovea in the posterior pole.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Genotyping of the proband was performed by whole genome sequencing.

      CaseMethod1: whole genome sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of KCNJ13

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping of the proband was performed by whole genome sequencing, followed by Sanger sequencing of KCNJ13.

      Variant: The individual harbors the NM_002242.4(KCNJ13):c.484C>T (p.Arg162Trp) variant in the heterozygous state.

      ClinVar: 6585

      gnomAD: The variant is found in gnomAD version 4.1.0 at a frequency of 0.0000008536 (1 / 1,171,470) in the European (non-Finnish) population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chr2-232768790-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4

      VariantEvidence:NM_002242.4(KCNJ13):c.484C>T (p.Arg162Trp) is a missense variant that has functional evidence of electrophysiological abnormalities and loss of sensitivity to different K+ concentrations, when exogenously expressed in CHO cells (PMID: 18179896, Figure 2).

      CaseAddInfo: The proband has three affected family members who also harbored the variant in the heterozygous state. Consanguinity was not reported.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. We detected novel missense changes in individual patients in the sequence of the genes PRPF4 and EFTUD2, but the role of these changes in relationship to disease could not be verified.

      Case#: Benaglio_2014_Proband_001-417, sex not reported, age not reported, national origin German

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing in the proband consisted of screening either by Sanger sequencing of 90% of known adRP genes, by genotyping microarray of known RP variants, or sequencing-based genotyping of RHO, RDS, PRPF31, RP1, PRPF8, IMPDH1, NRL, PRPF3, NR2E3, and SNRNP200.

      CaseMethod1: next-generation sequencing of PRPF4 and EFTUD2 genes

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of the coding regions of NHP2L1 and AAR2

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping of the proband initially consisted of either Sanger sequencing of 90% of known adRP genes, genotyping microarray of known RP variants, or sequencing-based genotyping of RHO, RDS, PRPF31, RP1, PRPF8, IMPDH1, NRL, PRPF3, NR2E3, and SNRNP200. Subsequent genotyping was performed by next-generation sequencing of PRPF4 and EFTUD2 genes and Sanger sequencing of the coding regions of NHP2L1 and AAR2.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_001244926.2(PRPF4):c.556C>G (p.Pro186Ala) variant in the heterozygous state.

      ClinVar ID: 865751

      gnomAD: The NM_001244926.2(PRPF4):c.556C>G (p.Pro186Ala) variant is found in gnomAD v4.1.0 at a frequency of 0.00006609 (90 alleles / 1180038 total alleles, with 0 homozygotes) in the European (non-Finnish) population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/9-113283207-C-G?dataset=gnomad_r4

      VariantEvidence: NM_001244926.2(PRPF4):c.556C>G (p.Pro186Ala) is a missense variant located 5 bp from the 3' end of exon 5 with no direct evidence of an abnormal impact on the PRPF4 protein.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband has an affected sibling who also harbors the variant.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. The other patient, SRF92, is an 11-year-old male diagnosed with LCA/early onset severe retinal dystrophy. His fundus image showed extensive retinal pigment crumbs including macula region and OCT results indicated IS/OS loss and retinal atrophy (Fig. 1). According to Sanger sequencing, this patient inherited a frameshift variant (c.1655_1656delAG, p.E522Gfs*6) from his father and a missense variant (c.G2368A, p.E790K) from his mother (Fig. 2). Both variants are extremely rare in control individuals (less than 1 in 60,000). Similar to previously described variants, the E790 K variant affects a conserved AA site and predicted to be damaging by five out of six algorithms. This patient also does not show typical MZSDS or JATD-like syndromic phenotypes but has hypogonadism and mild fatty liver disease (Table 1, Table S3).

      Case#: Xu_2012_Patient_SRF92, male, 11 years of age at time of study, of Chinese ethnicity

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463 (Childhood onset), HP:0000556 (Retinal dystrophy), HP:0000580 (Pigmentary retinopathy), HP:0030609 (Photoreceptor layer loss on macular OCT), HP:0001105 (Retinal atrophy), HP:0000026 (Male hypogonadism)

      CaseHPOFreeText: This proband was diagnosed with Leber congenital amaurosis, and has mild fatty liver disease.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000924 (Abnormality of the skeletal system), HP:0000077 (Abnormality of the kidney)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: It is not clear whether the patient was previously subjected to genotyping.

      CaseMethod1: Whole exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of IFT140

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The patient and family members were genotyped by whole exome sequencing and confirmed by Sanger sequencing of IFT140.

      Variant: The patient is a compound heterozygote harboring the paternal NM_014714.3(IFT140):c.1655_1656del (p.Glu522Glyfs6) and maternal NM_014714.3(IFT140):c.2368G>A (p.Glu790Lys) variants in IFT140*.

      CAID: CA2201732453, CA7813927

      gnomAD: The NM_014714.3(IFT140):c.1655_1656del (p.Glu522Glyfs*6) variant was not found in gnomAD. The NM_014714.3(IFT140):c.2368G>A (p.Glu790Lys) variant is present in gnomAD at a frequency of 0.0001087 in the East Asian population (2/18394, with no homozygotes) https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/16-1607967-C-T

      VariantEvidence: NM_014714.3(IFT140):c.1655_1656del (p.Glu522Glyfs*6) is a frameshift variant that introduces a premature stop codon in exon 15/31 and is predicted to trigger NMD or at least to truncate ~64% of the protein product. NM_014714.3(IFT140):c.2368G>A (p.Glu790Lys) is a missense variant that does not have functional evidence of gene impact.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband's parents are each heterozygous for one variant.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. The index case we investigated, SRF71, is a 43-year-old male RP patient of Han Chinese ethnicity. He was aware of night blindness during childhood and vision loss at the age of 36 (Table 1). His fundus images showed widespread retinal bone spicule pigmentation, and gold foil macular reflex. OCT images showed loss of inner segment (IS)/outer segment (OS) of photoreceptor cells (Fig. 1). His parents are normal and he has an unaffected sister. Preliminary screening by retinal capture sequencing found no causative mutations in known RP-causing genes. WES data show that he has biallelic variants in IFT140, including a missense (c.T4196C, p. L1399P) and a frameshift (c. 1898_1901delATAA, p. N633Sfs*10) variant. Neither variant was found more than once in ExAC controls (Table 1). The missense variant disrupts a highly conserved amino acid (AA) in TPR9 domain and is considered to be damaging by 5 out of 6 prediction algorithms (Fig. 3; Table S2). The frameshift variant does not lie in the last exon thus it probably leads to a nonsense-mediated decay of the IFT140 transcript. Sanger sequencing confirmed his unaffected sister is wild type at these two alleles and his parents possess one IFT140 variant each, supporting the pathogenicity of the IFT140 variants (Fig. 2). Given that IFT140 is associated with syndromic ciliopathies, we performed radiography of skeletons and laboratory tests for hepatic and renal functions. Interestingly, the patient does not show any other symptoms or abnormalities after detailed examination (Figure S4, Table S3). Therefore, these results raise the possibility that mutations in IFT140 might lead to non-syndromic retinal disease.

      Case#: Xu_2012_Patient_SRF71, male, 43 years of age at time of study, of Han Chinese ethnicity

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011463 (Childhood onset), HP:0000662 (Nyctalopia), HP:0000572 (Visual loss), HP:0007737 (Bone spicule pigmentation of the retina), HP:0030609 (Photoreceptor layer loss on macular OCT)

      CaseHPOFreeText: This proband was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000924 (Abnormality of the skeletal system), HP:0001410 (Decreased liver function), HP:0000077 (Abnormality of the kidney)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The patient was previously subjected to retinal capture sequencing focused on genes known to be associated with retinitis pigmentosa, without detecting suspected pathogenic variants.

      CaseMethod1: Whole exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of IFT140

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Following the failure of retinal capture sequencing to identify retinitis pigmentosa gene variants, the patient and family members were genotyped by whole exome sequencing and confirmed by Sanger sequencing of IFT140.

      Variant: The patient is a compound heterozygote harboring the paternal NM_014714.4(IFT140):c.1898_1901del (p.Asn633fs) and maternal NM_014714.4(IFT140):c.4196T>C (p.Leu1399Pro) variants in IFT140.

      ClinVar: 446312, 446311

      gnomAD: The NM_014714.4(IFT140):c.1898_1901del (p.Asn633fs) variant was not found in gnomAD. The NM_014714.4(IFT140):c.4196T>C (p.Leu1399Pro) variant is present in gnomAD at a frequency of 0.0001578 in the East Asian population (3/19014, with no homozygotes) https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/16-1561138-A-G

      VariantEvidence: NM_014714.4(IFT140):c.1898_1901del (p.Asn633fs) is a frameshift variant that introduces a premature stop codon in exon 16/31 and is predicted to trigger NMD or at least to truncate ~57% of the protein product. NM_014714.4(IFT140):c.4196T>C (p.Leu1399Pro) is a missense variant that does not have functional evidence of gene impact.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband's parents are each heterozygous for one variant, while his unaffected sister does not harbor a variant.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. in the TIMP3 gene

      Case: Weber_1994_Family_M_Patient_IV-2, male, age 28 at onset of symptoms

      DiseaseAssertion: Sorsby's fundus dystrophy

      FamilyInfo:

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011506 (Choroidal neovascularization), HP:0025094 (Disciform macular scar), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0000819 (Diabetes mellitus), HP:0007703 (Abnormality of retinal pigmentation), HP:0012805 (Iris transillumination defect), HP:0012231 (Exudative retinal detachment), HP:0030604 (Abnormal fundus fluorescein angiography), HP:0011506 (Choroidal neovascularization), HP:0000603 (Central scotoma), HP:0000654 (Decreased light- and dark-adapted electroretinogram amplitude)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Choroidal neovascular invasion of the macula was bilateral. This occurred early in the presentation and led to the disciform scar and loss of central vision. Granularity / abnormalities of the RPE were present in both eyes and preceded the onset of visual problems in the initially-unaffected eye. Serous detachment of sensory retina had underlying pigment epithelial detachment. CNV was accompanied by leakage from foveal avascular zone. Loss of visual acuity was progressive but possibly stabilized by argon green laser photocoagulation treatment.

      CaseNOTHPOs: HP:0030584 (Color vision test abnormality), HP:0007957 (Corneal opacity), HP:0000518 (Cataract)

      CaseNOTHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      GenotypingMethod: Sanger sequencing of Weber_1994_Family_M_patient_IV-2

      PreviouslyPublished: PMID:2000899

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: The variant is NM_000362.5(TIMP3):c.572A>G, p.Tyr191Cys, which was first referred to in PMID:7894485 as "Tyr168Cys" (due to the removal of a 23-amino acid N-terminal signal peptide from the polypeptide sequence) but encodes Tyr191Cys in the full/updated polypeptide sequence.

      ClinVar: 12677

      gnomAD: Variant is absent from gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: Variant adds a Cys residue to TIMP3 and is predicted to disrupt tertiary structure.

    1. P6 (father of P1, P2, P3) was hemizygous for the mutation c.461del_T (p.Ile154fs) in GPR143/OA1 and is described in the Supplement.

      Case#: Paavo_2018_Patient_6, male, 43.1 years of age at time of report, family origin reported as Hispanic

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with ocular albinism 1.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: It is not clear whether previous genotyping was performed.

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The patient's family appears to have been genotyped by Sanger sequencing of the 9 exons from the GPR143 gene.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.461del (p.Ile154fs) variant in the hemizygous state.

      ClinVar: 817370

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.461del (p.Ile154fs) is a frameshift variant in exon 4 of 9, and is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate the C-terminal 62% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband has three daughters who carry the variant in the heterozygous state but are reportedly unaffected, other than one daughter reporting difficulty seeing in the dark.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. A 67-year-old male was referred to our clinic for evaluation with a diagnosis of choroideremia. He was diagnosed at the age of 53 after presenting to his ophthalmologist with worsening night and peripheral vision.

      Case#: Jauregui_2018_Patient_1, male, 53 years of age at onset, Scottish ancestry

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003581 (Adult onset), HP:0000662 (Nyctalopia), HP:0007994 (Peripheral visual field loss), HP:0000533 (Chorioretinal atrophy), HP:0030979 (Dilatation of large choroidal vessels), HP:0007703 (Abnormality of retinal pigmentation), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0200070 (Peripheral retinal atrophy), HP:0007722 (Retinal pigment epithelial atrophy), HP:0000518 (Cataract)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient presented at age 53 with nyctalopia and peripheral visual loss.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0003593 (Infantile onset), HP:0011463 (Childhood onset)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      CaseMethod1: 31-gene sequencing panel

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Variants in CHM and 29 other genes involved in Retinitis pigmentosa or Leber congenital amaurosis were excluded by genotyping panel, which also detected the variant in RPE65.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1430A>G (p.Asp477Gly) variant in one allele of RPE65.

      ClinVar: 750796

      gnomAD: The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1430A>G (p.Asp477Gly) variant was not found in gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: Exogenous expression of the variant reveals protein expression levels, cellular localization and retinoid isomerase activity comparable to the wild-type (PMID: 29659842). However, knock-in mouse models exhibit retinyl ester accumulation (PMID: 29659842), abnormally slow regeneration of 11-cis-retinal after light exposure, and ERG results indicative of delayed dark adaptation (PMID: 28041994). Mice with CRISPR-mediated knock-in of the variant also exhibit a splicing defect in RPE65 due to the introduction of a cryptic splice site, which likely triggers a frameshift, exclusion of exons 13 and 14 from the transcript, and premature truncation of the protein product (PMID: 30628748).

      CaseAddInfo: The possibility of family consanguinity was not mentioned.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. LCA was diagnosed in patient 441

      Case#: Yzer_2006_Patient_441, female, age 3 months at diagnosis, Belgian maternal and Moroccan paternal origin

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003593 (Infantile onset), HP:0000662 (Nyctalopia), HP:0000639 (Nystagmus), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0001483 (Eye poking), HP:0000550 (Undetectable electroretinogram)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The individual is described as having Leber congenital amaurosis. Age was 15 months at time of last evaluation.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000613 (Photophobia), HP:0000563 (Keratoconus), HP:0001098 (Abnormal fundus morphology)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: An LCA-specific microarray ChIP was used for initial genotyping, using antisense oligos to screen for 301 known disease-associated variants 6 LCA genes (AIPL1, CRB1, CRX, GUCY2D, RPE65, and RPGRIP1) and two early-onset RP genes (LRAT and MERTK).

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the relevant exon of GUCY2D (or from each of the 20 exons of GUCY2D in the compound heterozygous individual with a novel variant).

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The individual was initially screened using an LCA-specific microarray ChIP with antisense oligos to detect 301 known disease-associated variants 6 LCA genes (AIPL1, CRB1, CRX, GUCY2D, RPE65, and RPGRIP1) and two early-onset RP genes (LRAT and MERTK). Subsequent genotyping was performed by Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the relevant exons of the GUCY2D locus.

      Variant: The individual is compound heterozygous for the NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.1694T>C (p.Phe565Ser) and NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.2302C>T (p.Arg768Trp) variants.

      ClinVar: 9350, 98563

      gnomAD: The NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.1694T>C (p.Phe565Ser) variant exhibits a maximum allele frequency of 0.000008790 in gnomAD version 2.1.1 (in the European non-Finnish population, with no homozygotes). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/17-7912849-T-C?dataset=gnomad_r2_1 The NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.2302C>T (p.Arg768Trp) variant exhibits a maximum allele frequency of 0.0002943 in gnomAD version 2.1.1 (in the European non-Finnish population, with no homozygotes). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/17-7917236-C-T

      VariantEvidence: PMID: 9888789 provides evidence supporting the pathogenicity of the NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.1694T>C (p.Phe565Ser) variant by showing that the orthologous bovine F514S point mutation severely decreases the intrinsic cyclase activity of the protein and inactivates one of its calcium-responsive activating switches, CRM1. Multiple publications have found functional defects in the NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.2302C>T (p.Arg768Trp) variant. PMID: 25477517 shows defective binding to its interacting partner RD3, while PMID: 20050595 and PMID: 23035049 show reduced basal enzymatic activity and inability to interact with the activity-stimulating binding partner GCAP1.

      CaseAddInfo: Parents were not reported to be consanguineous. Segregation / phasing of two variants was confirmed by parental genotyping.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. Patient 22597 belonged to a family with 10 siblings, three of which had LCA.

      Case#: Yzer_2006_Patient_22597, female, diagnosed soon after birth, family origin not described

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003593 (Infantile onset), HP:0006934 (Congenital nystagmus), HP:0030532 (Visual acuity test abnormality), HP:0007843 (Attenuation of retinal blood vessels), HP:0000550 (Undetectable electroretinogram)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The individual is described as having Leber congenital amaurosis. Diagnosis was made soon after birth, but an exact age is not described. Visual acuity was limited to light perception.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000543 (Optic disc pallor), HP:0007703 (Abnormality of retinal pigmentation)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Most recent fundus examination was relatively normal at 25 years of age.

      CasePreviousTesting: An LCA-specific microarray ChIP was used for initial genotyping, using antisense oligos to screen for 301 known disease-associated variants 6 LCA genes (AIPL1, CRB1, CRX, GUCY2D, RPE65, and RPGRIP1) and two early-onset RP genes (LRAT and MERTK).

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the relevant exon of GUCY2D.

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The individual was initially screened using an LCA-specific microarray ChIP with antisense oligos to detect 301 known disease-associated variants 6 LCA genes (AIPL1, CRB1, CRX, GUCY2D, RPE65, and RPGRIP1) and two early-onset RP genes (LRAT and MERTK). Subsequent genotyping was performed by Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the relevant exon of the GUCY2D locus.

      Variant: The individual is homozygous for the NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.1694T>C (p.Phe565Ser) variant.

      ClinVar: 9350

      gnomAD: The NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.1694T>C (p.Phe565Ser) variant exhibits a maximum allele frequency of 0.000008790 in gnomAD version 2.1.1 (in the European non-Finnish population, with no homozygotes). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/17-7912849-T-C?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: PMID: 9888789 provides evidence supporting the pathogenicity of the NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.1694T>C (p.Phe565Ser) variant by showing that the orthologous bovine F514S point mutation severely decreases the intrinsic cyclase activity of the protein and inactivates one of its calcium-responsive activating switches, CRM1.

      CaseAddInfo: Parents were reported to be consanguineous. Segregation / phasing of two variants was not confirmed by parental genotyping.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. two missense

      Case#: Perrault_2000_Family_9_Proband, male, age unknown, family origin in Algeria with Arab ancestry

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: The individual is described as having Leber congenital amaurosis.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Linkage mapping of the disease locus to chromosome 17p13.1 (PMID: 7581387, PMID: 8641699)

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of PCR products from each of the 20 exons

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The individual was included in multi-family homozygosity mapping, establishing linkage to chromosome 17p13.1 and particularly between the D17S1353 and D17S1854 markers (PMID: 7581387, PMID: 8641699). Subsequent genotyping was performed by Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the GUCY2D locus.

      Variant: The individual is homozygous for the NM_000180.4(GUCY2D):c.1694T>C (p.Phe565Ser) variant.

      ClinVar: 9350

      gnomAD: The variant exhibits a maximum allele frequency of 0.000008790 in gnomAD version 2.1.1 (in the European non-Finnish population, with no homozygotes). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/17-7912849-T-C?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: The evidence supporting the pathogenicity of the variant is limited to computational prediction alone.

      CaseAddInfo: The family is reportedly consanguineous.

      CasePMIDs: PMID: 7581387, PMID: 8641699

    1. In the affected individuals of three Flemish families with the complete form of CSNB a novel NYX mutation, c.855delG was identified. This deletion is predicted to lead to a frameshift mutation, p.Asp286ThrfsX62 causing a premature stop codon.

      Case#: Leroy_2009_Family_A_Patient_III-14, male, age 58 years, family of Flemish ethnicity and Belgian national origin

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0030640 (Complete congenital stationary night blindness), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0007984 (Electronegative electroretinogram), HP:0000639 (Nystagmus), HP:0003593 (Infantile onset), HP:0025404 (Abnormal visual fixation), HP:0000545 (Myopia), HP:0001104 (Macular hypoplasia), HP:0001417 (X-linked inheritance)

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000613 (Photophobia), HP:0030526 (Severe constriction of peripheral visual field), HP:0030602 (Abnormal fundus autofluorescence imaging), HP:0025158 (Hyperautofluorescent retinal lesion)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of PCR amplified exons from NYX

      CaseMethod2: Haplotype analysis using microsatellite markers surrounding the NYX locus, in multiple apparently unrelated patients sharing the same variant

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The proband and family members were subjected to Sanger sequencing of NYX to identify the variant, followed by haplotype analysis in comparison to apparently unrelated patients harboring the same variant.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_022567.2:c.856del (p.Asp286ThrfsTer62) variant on the X chromosome.

      CAID: CA2573050962

      gnomAD: NM_022567.2:c.856del (p.Asp286ThrfsTer62) was not found in gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: The NM_022567.2:c.856del (p.Asp286ThrfsTer62) variant is located in exon 2/2 and is not predicted to trigger NMD. It is predicted to introduce a premature stop codon that would disrupt the C-terminal 41% of the protein product while adding 62 different amino acids.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband comes from a large family with inheritance through an unaffected carrier mother and transmission to a grandson through an unaffected carrier daughter. This variant appears in 3 different families of Flemish Belgian origin, and is suspected to be a founder mutation in this population.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. A second IMPG1 mutation, c.807 + 5G > A, was found in patient #2 of the consanguineous Turkish family 11-151 in a homozygous state (Table 1). Homozygosity was confirmed by segregation analysis in the genomic DNA of the parents. The intronic c.807 + 5G > A nucleotide substitution resides within in the conserved 5’ splice site of exon 7 and is predicted to weaken the donor splice site by 20%. The analysis of cDNA derived from HEK293 cells transfected with a construct containing the c.807 + 5G > A mutation, revealed aberrant pre-mRNA splicing; exon 7 was skipped in about half of the transcripts leading to a 194 bp as well as the 335 bp reverse transcription (RT)-PCR product amplified in controls (Figure 1). An additional faint band of ~270 bp of unknown origin was seen in cells transfected with the mutant construct. The in vitro splice assay thus confirms the bioinformatic prediction of missplicing due to the c.807 + 5G > A variant that likely leads to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) of the aberrant mRNA.

      Case#: Brandl_2017_Family_11-151_Proband_#2, male, age 10 years at time of report, national origin reported as Turkish

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007677 (Vitelliform-like macular lesions), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity, 0.2 logMAR), HP:0000493 (Abnormal foveal morphology, specifically bilateral central foveal detachment of neurosensory retina), HP:0008179 (Decreased Arden ratio of electrooculogram), HP:0030612 (Abnormal retinal morphology on macular OCT)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient has been diagnosed with vitelliform macular dystrophy with onset in early childhood. The abnormal foveal morphology refers specifically to foveal detachment. Photoreceptor outer segments were elongated.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000512 (Abnormal electroretinogram)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: RPE and Bruch's membrane appeared normal.

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing appears to have been limited to Sanger sequencing of the BEST1 and PRPH2 loci.

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of the exons and flanking intronic sequences of IMPG1 and IMPG2.

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Previous testing appears to have been limited to Sanger sequencing of the BEST1 and PRPH2 loci, while subsequent genotyping included Sanger sequencing of the exons and flanking intronic sequences of IMPG1 and IMPG2.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.807+5G>A variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar: 1240016

      gnomAD: The NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.807+5G>A variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.807+5G>A is an intron 7 variant that has mini-gene assay evidence from this article (Figure 1) confirming a partial deleterious impact on the splicing of the transcript. The variant triggers skipping of exon 7 in approximately half of the transcripts. This partial defect appears to lead to in-frame loss of 141 bp (47 amino acids) corresponding to ~6% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The parents of the proband are consanguineous and are clinically asymptomatic at ages 35 and 40 years, respectively.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. Patient #1 of the German family 13-501 carries a heterozygous c.713T > C nucleotide change in exon 7 of the IMPG1 gene that leads to a p.(Leu238Pro) amino acid substitution in the SEA I domain (Sperm protein, Enterokinase and Agrin) of the IMPG1 protein and is predicted to be pathogenic by all three algorithms used in the in silico analysis. At the age of 13, patient #1 showed reduced visual acuity with 0.2 and 0.1 logMAR on the right and left eye, respectively. The fundus of both eyes revealed central RPE abnormalities with foveal detachment (images not available). Patient #1 is the only affected member in the family. Data on ophthalmological examination or genetic testing of the parents of patient #1 were not available.

      Case#: Brandl_2017_Family_13-501_Proband_#1, male, age 13 years at time of report, national origin reported as German

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007677 (Vitelliform-like macular lesions), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity, 0.1 to 0.2 logMAR), HP:0007703 (Abnormality of retinal pigmentation, particularly in the center), HP:0000493 (Abnormal foveal morphology, specifically foveal detachment)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient has been diagnosed with vitelliform macular dystrophy with onset in early childhood. The abnormal foveal morphology refers specifically to foveal detachment.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing appears to have been limited to Sanger sequencing of the BEST1 and PRPH2 loci.

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of the exons and flanking intronic sequences of IMPG1 and IMPG2.

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Previous testing appears to have been limited to Sanger sequencing of the BEST1 and PRPH2 loci, while subsequent genotyping included Sanger sequencing of the exons and flanking intronic sequences of IMPG1 and IMPG2.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.713T>C (p.Leu238Pro) variant in the heterozygous state.

      ClinVar: 865770

      gnomAD: The NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.713T>C (p.Leu238Pro) variant was found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.00006598 (2/30310) in the South Asian population, with 0 homozygotes https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/6-76728530-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.713T>C (p.Leu238Pro) is a missense variant that does not have evidence confirming an impact on the gene product. However, it has been reported by an independent group of researchers in multiple families with vitelliform macular dystrophy (PMID: 23993198).

      CaseAddInfo: The proband is the only family member affected, with clinical and genetic testing data on the parents unavailable.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. c.333_360+14del42insCTT

      Case#: Zou_2017_Patient_F1-II:1, male, age 4 at time of report, family national origin reported to be from China

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000639 (Nystagmus), HP:0000613 (Photophobia), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0007750 (Hypoplasia of the fovea), HP:0007894 (Hypopigmentation of the fundus)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with ocular albinism 1. Foveal hypoplasia was described as severe. Best-corrected visual acuity was limited to light perception.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0007730 (Iris hypopigmentation)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Patients were genotyped by Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the 9 exons of the GPR143 gene.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.333_360+14delinsCTT variant in the hemizygous state.

      CAID: CA2573320702

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.333_360+14delinsCTT is an indel variant removing the 3' end of exon 2 including the canonical splice donor site, and is predicted to either introduce a premature stop codon or exon skipping.

      CaseAddInfo: N/A

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. c.793C>T (p.R265X)

      Case#: Zou_2017_Patient_F3-III:3, male, age 24 at time of report, family national origin reported to be from China

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000639 (Nystagmus), HP:0000613 (Photophobia), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0007750 (Hypoplasia of the fovea), HP:0007894 (Hypopigmentation of the fundus), HP:0007730 (Iris hypopigmentation), HP:0030534 (Abnormal best corrected visual acuity test)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with ocular albinism 1. Foveal hypoplasia was described as severe. Best-corrected visual acuity was limited to light perception.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Patients were genotyped by Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the 9 exons of the GPR143 gene.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.733C>T (p.Arg245Ter) variant in the hemizygous state.

      ClinVar: 1352731

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.733C>T (p.Arg245Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 6 of 9, and is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate the C-terminal 40% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: N/A

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. mutation

      Case#: Meins_1993_Proband, male, age 58 years at time of report, national origin reported as German

      CasePresentingHPOs: Nyctalopia HP:0000662, Reduced visual acuity HP:0007663, Peripheral visual field loss HP:0007994, Central scotoma HP:0000603, Decreased light- and dark-adapted electroretinogram amplitude HP:0000654, Decreased Arden ratio of electrooculogram HP:0008179, Bone spicule pigmentation of the retina HP:0007737, Macular flecks HP:0011507

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, following a previous diagnosis of Stargardt's macular dystrophy almost 1 decade earlier. First onset of night vision loss was reportedly in his teens.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing in the proband is not described but genotyping appears to have been limited to the PRPH2 locus and did not include other candidate genes.

      CaseMethod1: single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis of PCR products from the 3 exons of PRPH2

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of PRPH2

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Previous testing in the proband is not described but genotyping appears to have been limited to the PRPH2 locus and did not include other candidate genes. Genotyping was performed by SSCP analysis of PCR products from the 3 exons of PRPH2 and Sanger sequencing of PRPH2.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_000322.5(PRPH2):c.136C>T (p.Arg46Ter) variant in the heterozygous state.

      ClinVar ID: 13179

      gnomAD: The NM_000322.5(PRPH2):c.136C>T (p.Arg46Ter) variant is found in gnomAD v4.0.0 at a frequency of 0.00004005 (3 alleles / 74906 total alleles, with 0 homozygotes) in the African / African-American population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/6-42722199-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4

      VariantEvidence: NM_000322.5(PRPH2):c.136C>T (p.Arg46Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 1 of 3 that is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or at least to truncate the C-terminal 87% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband has a similarly affected father and grandfather who have not been genotyped.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. c.C1870T (p.R624W)

      Case#: Zhang_2016_Pedigree_C_Proband_C001, male, 32 years old at time of report, national origin reported to be Indian.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007770 (Hypoplasia of the retina), HP:0007685 (Peripheral retinal avascularization), HP:0030666 (Retinal neovascularization)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR).

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: Premature birth, maternal drug intake during pregnancy, or other ocular disease associated with osteopenia / osteoporosis

      CasePreviousTesting: Whole exome sequencing was performed, ruling out variations in the NDP, FZD4, TSPAN12, and ZNF408 loci.

      CaseMethod1: Whole exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of PCR-amplified exons and flanking regions of the LRP5 locus

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Whole exome sequencing was performed, ruling out variations in the NDP, FZD4, TSPAN12, and ZNF408 loci. This was followed by Sanger sequencing of PCR-amplified exons and flanking regions of the LRP5 locus.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.1870C>T (p.Arg624Trp) variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar: 1477058

      gnomAD: The NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.1870C>T (p.Arg624Trp) variant was found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a maximum allele frequency of 0.000008796 (1/113688) in the European non-Finnish population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/11-68174060-C-T

      VariantEvidence: NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.1870C>T (p.Arg624Trp) is a missense variant in exon 9 out of 23 that has evidence of a functional impact on the protein product. The variant was expressed in STF cells harboring a luciferase reporter construct, showing a reduced (hypomorphic) ability to induce luciferase reporter activity compared with wild-type control LRP5. (Figure 3).

      CaseAddInfo: The proband shares the homozygous genotype with his affected mother, although the father's genotype is not available. The asymptomatic uncle and aunt are heterozygous.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. missense

      Case#: Meindl_1996_Family_F47_Proband, male, age not specified, family origin either German or British

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000510 (Rod-cone dystrophy)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband and affected family members have been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, with an X-linked pattern of inheritance. Disease onset was reported as early.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The family members previously underwent linkage analysis to map the underlying genetic cause to the region on chromosome Xp21.1 between the CYBB and OTC genes.

      CaseMethod1: Hybridization analysis of amplified cDNA fragments from the RPGR locus to look for deletions, and SSCP analysis to look for point mutations

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of the RPGR locus

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The family members previously underwent linkage analysis to map the underlying genetic cause to the region on chromosome Xp21.1 between the CYBB and OTC genes. Amplified cDNA fragments from the RPGR locus were then screened by hybridization analysis to look for deletions and SSCP analysis to look for point mutations. The presence of the variant was confirmed by Sanger sequencing of the RPGR locus.

      Variant: The affected family members harbor the NM_001034853.2(RPGR):c.294C>A (p.His98Gln) variant in the hemizygous state.

      ClinVar: 98775

      gnomAD: The variant was not found in gnomAD v.2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_001034853.2(RPGR):c.294C>A (p.His98Gln) is a missense variant and does not have associated evidence of impact on RPGR function.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband is a member of Family 47.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. patients 2.1

      Case#: Hull_2016_Patient_2.1, female, 45 years of age at onset, Irish ancestry

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003581 (Adult onset), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0001141 (Severely reduced visual acuity), HP:0200065 (Chorioretinal degeneration), HP:0000580 (Pigmentary retinopathy), HP:0030474 (Undetectable dark-adapted electroretinogram), HP:0008275 (Abnormal light-adapted electroretinogram)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient presented at age 45 with central visual disturbance. Anterior retina was well-preserved.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0003593 (Infantile onset), HP:0011463 (Childhood onset)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Variants in REP1 and PRPH2 were initially excluded.

      CaseMethod1: Candidate gene sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Bidirectional, targeted Sanger sequencing within the RPE65 locus

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Bidirectional Sanger sequencing of exon 13 of the RPE65 gene and flanking sequences

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1430A>G (p.Asp477Gly) variant in one allele of RPE65.

      ClinVar: 750796

      gnomAD: The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1430A>G (p.Asp477Gly) variant was not found in gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: Exogenous expression of the variant reveals protein expression levels, cellular localization and retinoid isomerase activity comparable to the wild-type (PMID: 29659842). However, knock-in mouse models exhibit retinyl ester accumulation (PMID: 29659842), abnormally slow regeneration of 11-cis-retinal after light exposure, and ERG results indicative of delayed dark adaptation (PMID: 28041994). Mice with CRISPR-mediated knock-in of the variant also exhibit a splicing defect in RPE65 due to the introduction of a cryptic splice site, which likely triggers a frameshift, exclusion of exons 13 and 14 from the transcript, and premature truncation of the protein product (PMID: 30628748).

      CaseAddInfo: The possibility of family consanguinity was not mentioned.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. In contrast, her son, patient 1.2, had more severe disease at an earlier age, developing nyctalopia at age 18 years and central visual disturbance at age 33 years with deterioration to hand movement vision in each eye by age 48 years. Peripheral fields to confrontation were still preserved in patches at this age. Fundus examination in both patients showed extensive chorioretinal atrophy with more severe atrophy apparent in the periphery in patient 1.1 with peripheral increased pigment clumps (Figure 1). The OCT for patient 1.2 demonstrated extensive atrophy of the outer nuclear and photoreceptor layers, RPE, and choroid (Figure 1). In the regions of the preserved retina and RPE, outer retinal tubulation was frequently found. Autofluorescence imaging showed a generalized loss of autofluorescence except sparse, scalloped areas of the preserved retina and RPE (Figure 1). Fundus fluorescein angiography in patient 1.2 demonstrated relatively well-preserved retinal vasculature with readily visible choroidal vasculature and no abnormal leakage (Figure 2). The ERGs for patient 1.2 at age 33 years showed a rod-cone pattern of dysfunction of moderate severity with macular involvement (Figure 3). There was marked involvement at the level of the RPE as demonstrated by an abolished light rise on EOG.

      Case#: Hull_2016_Patient_1.2, male, 18 years of age at onset, Irish ancestry

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003581 (Adult onset), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0000533 (Chorioretinal atrophy), HP:0000662 (Nyctalopia), HP:0007722 (Retinal pigment epithelial atrophy), HP:0000533 (Chorioretinal atrophy), HP:0030602 (Abnormal fundus autofluorescence imaging), HP:0000510 (Rod-cone dystrophy), HP:0008179 (Decreased Arden ratio of electrooculogram), HP:0000512 (Abnormal electroretinogram)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient presented at age 18 with nyctalopia, progressed to central visual disturbance at age 33, and was limited to hand movement vision by age 48, with preserved peripheral vision.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0003593 (Infantile onset), HP:0011463 (Childhood onset)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Variants in REP1 and PRPH2 were initially excluded.

      CaseMethod1: Candidate gene sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Bidirectional, targeted Sanger sequencing within the RPE65 locus

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Bidirectional Sanger sequencing of exon 13 of the RPE65 gene and flanking sequences

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1430A>G (p.Asp477Gly) variant in one allele of RPE65.

      ClinVar: 750796

      gnomAD: The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1430A>G (p.Asp477Gly) variant was not found in gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: Exogenous expression of the variant reveals protein expression levels, cellular localization and retinoid isomerase activity comparable to the wild-type (PMID: 29659842). However, knock-in mouse models exhibit retinyl ester accumulation (PMID: 29659842), abnormally slow regeneration of 11-cis-retinal after light exposure, and ERG results indicative of delayed dark adaptation (PMID: 28041994). Mice with CRISPR-mediated knock-in of the variant also exhibit a splicing defect in RPE65 due to the introduction of a cryptic splice site, which likely triggers a frameshift, exclusion of exons 13 and 14 from the transcript, and premature truncation of the protein product (PMID: 30628748).

      CaseAddInfo: N/A

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. one case

      Case#: Pineda-Trujillo_Patient_NCL-22, male, age 9 at onset and age 14 at death, Colombian origin with family ethnicity reported as an admixture of Spanish, Native American, and African ancestry

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003208 (Fingerprint intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material), HP:0003621 (Juvenile onset), HP:0000572 (Visual loss), HP:0003678 (Rapidly progressive), HP:0011421 (Death in adolescence), HP:0025406 (Asthenia), HP:0200085 (Limb tremor), HP:0000618 (Blindness), HP:0002540 (Inability to walk), HP:0000708 (Behavioral abnormality), HP:0007064 (Progressive language deterioration), HP:0001336 (Myoclonus), HP:0001250 (Seizure), HP:0002120 (Cerebral cortical atrophy), HP:0001272 (Cerebellar atrophy), HP:0002392 (EEG with polyspike wave complexes)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Onset was at age 9, with the first presenting phenotype being visual failure rather than mental retardation. Electron microscopy of skin biopsies found inclusions consisting of fingerprint profiles, which were often condensed and sometimes associated with lipid droplets. Tremor was observed in lower limbs. Blindness and inability to walk developed at approximately age 10 (within a year of symptom onset). Behavioral changes, gradual loss of language, myoclonus, and seizures all occurred within months of onset. Seizures were poorly responsive to valproate or clonazepam. Generalized cortical and cerebellar atrophy without signal intensity changes were seen by NMR at CT scans at age 12. EEG specifically showed a generalized pattern of high-voltage polyspike–slow waves. Patient died at age 14.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0003205 (Curvilinear intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material), HP:0003226 (Rectilinear intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material), HP:0001922 (Vacuolated lymphocytes), HP:0003457 (EMG abnormality), HP:0100285 (EMG: impaired neuromuscular transmission)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing relied on clinical testing to establish neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (CLN), then used 10 different microsatellite markers to evaluate the 6 loci known at the time to be associated with CLN. (Note: This list of CLN-associated loci has since expanded from 6 to 8-12 genes.) The pedigree indicates consistent segregation of the disease phenotype with biallelic inheritance of the three markers in the CLN5 locus. CLN genes were then PCR-amplified and subjected to Sanger sequencing, identifying a variant in CLN5. Genome-wide analysis methods were not used.

      CaseMethod1: Linkage analysis with 10 microsatellite markers across 6 candidate loci known to be associated with CLN phenotypes.

      CaseMethod2: CLN genes (specifically CLN3 and CLN5) were PCR-amplified and subjected to Sanger sequencing, identifying a variant in CLN5.

      CaseGenotypingMethod: CLN5 PCR products were subjected to PshAI endonuclease digestion, as the variant abolishes a restriction site. Genome-wide analysis methods were not used.

      Variant: Patient was homozygous for NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.188G>A (p.Arg63His), (although this variant is referred to in the article as c.1627G>A or p.Arg112His).

      ClinVar: 2567

      gnomAD: The variant is reported to have a maximum allele frequency of 0.00003274 (in the South Asian population, with no homozygous individuals). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/13-77569212-G-A

      VariantEvidence: The variant encodes a missense substitution, and exhibits defective localization to the ER rather than the lysosome (PMID:20052765).

      CaseAddInfo: N/A

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. Linkage analysis established complete segregation of the BCAMD phenotype (maximum multipoint LOD score, 3.8) with DNA markers at chromosome 6, region p12.3-q16. Recombination events defined a critical interval spanning 30.7 cM at the long arm of chromosome 6 between markers D6S269 and D6S300. This interval encompasses several retinal dystrophy loci, including the ELOVL4 gene, mutated in autosomal dominant Stargardt disease, and the RIM1 gene, mutated in autosomal dominant cone-rod dystrophy, as well as the retinally expressed GABRR1 and -2 genes. Mutation screening of these four genes revealed no mutations. Sequence analysis of the interphotoreceptor matrix proteoglycan 1 gene IMPG1, also residing in the BCAMD locus, revealed a single base-pair change (T-->C) of nucleotide 1866 in exon 13, resulting in a Leu579Pro amino acid substitution

      FamilyLabel: van_Lith-Verhoeven_2004_Family

      Family#PresentingHPOs: HP:0007754 (Macular dystrophy), HP:0007769 (Peripheral retinal degeneration), HP:0032037 (Mildly reduced visual acuity, progressive), HP:0008179 (Decreased Arden ratio of electrooculogram)

      FamilyPresentingHPOFreeText: The affected family members have been diagnosed with benign concentric annular macular dystrophy (BCAMD), segregating with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Visual acuity was initially normal but progressed to phenotype similar to retinitis pigmentosa, including peripheral retinal involvement and photoreceptor cell dysfunction (shown by ERG).

      FamilyNotHPOs: HP:0000613 (Photophobia), HP:0000551 (severe Color vision defect)

      FamilyNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CountryOrigin: The family is reportedly Dutch.

      Ethnicity: Not specifically described

      Race: N/A

      Family#PreviousTesting: Linkage analysis was performed using a combination of a whole genome scan and microsatellite markers within candidate retinal loci.

      Family#Method1: Genome-wide and candidate-focused linkage analyses

      Family#Method2: Sanger sequencing of the candidate genes ELOVL4, GABR1, GABR2 and IMPG1

      Family#GenotypingMethod: Linkage analysis was performed using a genome-wide scan as well as microsatellite markers from candidate loci. Sanger sequencing then analyzed the candidate retina genes from the linkage region; ELOVL4, GABR1, GABR2 and IMPG1

      Affected: 11 genotyped

      Unaffected: 5 genotyped

      Segregations: 10 segregations are shown by the pedigree in Figure 1.

      PublishedLOD: 3.8

      eLOD: N/A

      AddSegregationInfo: N/A

      ProbandLabel: van_Lith-Verhoeven_2004_Family_Proband_II-4

      Variant: The affected family members harbor the NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.1736T>C (p.Leu579Pro) variant in the heterozygous state.

      ClinVar: 1008228

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_001563.4(IMPG1):c.1736T>C (p.Leu579Pro) is a missense variant that does not have evidence confirming an impact on the gene product.

      FamilyAddInfo: The family's national origin has been reported as Dutch.

      FamilyPMIDs: N/A

    1. Arg124End (CGA to TGA)

      Case#: Morimura_1998_Family_9190_Patient_II-1, female, age and family origin not specified

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000546 (Retinal degeneration)

      CaseHPOFreeText: While specific phenotypes are not provided, the initial diagnosis of Leber congenital amaurosis indicates that the proband was either born blind or lost vision within a period of months after birth.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: All 14 RPE65 exons and flanking sequences were PCR-amplified and subjected to single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis (SSCA).

      CaseMethod1: Screening of PCR-amplified RPE65 exons using SSCA

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of all 14 exons of RPE65

      CaseGenotypingMethod: PCR-amplified exons identified by SSCA as candidates to harbor variants were subjected to Sanger sequencing.

      Variant: The proband is a compound heterozygote within the RPE65 locus, harboring the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.370C>T (p.Arg124Ter) and NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.962dup (p.Asn321fs) variants.

      ClinVar: 98866, 98902

      gnomAD: The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.370C>T (p.Arg124Ter) variant has a maximum allele frequency of 0.0003676 (within the African / African-American population, with no homozygotes): https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-68910339-G-A The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.962dup (p.Asn321fs) variant has a maximum allele frequency of 0.0001148 (within the African / African-American population, with no homozygotes): https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-68904660-A-AT

      VariantEvidence: NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.370C>T (p.Arg124Ter) is a paternal nonsense variant predicted to either trigger NMD or truncate 77% of the protein product. NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.962dup (p.Asn321fs) is a maternal frameshift variant predicted to either trigger NMD or truncate 40% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: Genotyping of the proband's parents revealed that the variants are in trans. The possibility of parental consanguinity was not mentioned.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. the affected individual in family E070 originally was classified as being an isolate case of RP. In view of her being a compound heterozygote with two missense mutations, she was recategorized as having recessive RP.

      Case#: Morimura_1998_Family_E070_Patient_III-4, female, age and family origin not specified

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000546 (Retinal degeneration)

      CaseHPOFreeText: While specific phenotypes are not provided, the initial diagnosis of isolate retinitis pigmentosa (later recategorized to recessive retinitis pigmentosa) indicates that the proband maintained central vision during the first decade of life and subsequently experienced severe vision loss.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: All 14 RPE65 exons and flanking sequences were PCR-amplified and subjected to single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis (SSCA).

      CaseMethod1: Screening of PCR-amplified RPE65 exons using SSCA

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of all 14 exons of RPE65

      CaseGenotypingMethod: PCR-amplified exons identified by SSCA as candidates to harbor variants were subjected to Sanger sequencing.

      Variant: The proband is a compound heterozygote harboring the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.271C>T (p.Arg91Trp) and NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1355T>G (p.Val452Gly) variants.

      ClinVar: 13115, 13116

      gnomAD: The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.271C>T (p.Arg91Trp) variant has a maximum allele frequency of 0.0002406 (in the African / African-American population, with no homozygotes): https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-68910541-G-A The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1355T>G (p.Val452Gly) variant has a maximum allele frequency of 0.00005660 (in the Latino / Admixed American population, with no homozygotes): https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/1-68896843-A-C

      VariantEvidence: The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.271C>T (p.Arg91Trp) missense variant was also found in apparently unrelated patients diagnosed with Leber congenital amaurosis (Figure 2B). A separate publication (PMID: 16754667) expressed this missense variant in non-patient cells and showed that it abolished the isomerohydrolase activity of the protein product, reduced its stability, and shifted the subcellular localization from predominantly membrane-associated to predominantly cytosolic. The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1355T>G (p.Val452Gly) variant is a missense mutation without evidence of gene impact.

      CaseAddInfo: The two variants are strongly suspected to be in trans, but one parent was not genotyped. A heterozygous carrier of the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1355T>G (p.Val452Gly) variant was found to be unaffected. Potential consanguinity between the parents was not reported.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    3. Val473Asp (GTT to GAT)

      Case#: Morimura_1998_Family_9145_Patient_II-1, female, age and family origin not specified

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000546 (Retinal degeneration)

      CaseHPOFreeText: While specific phenotypes are not provided, the initial diagnosis of Leber congenital amaurosis indicates that the proband was either born blind or lost vision within a period of months after birth.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: All 14 RPE65 exons and flanking sequences were PCR-amplified and subjected to single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis (SSCA).

      CaseMethod1: Screening of PCR-amplified RPE65 exons using SSCA

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of all 14 exons of RPE65

      CaseGenotypingMethod: PCR-amplified exons identified by SSCA as candidates to harbor variants were subjected to Sanger sequencing.

      Variant: The proband is a homozygote within the RPE65 locus, harboring the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1418T>A (p.Val473Asp) variant.

      ClinVar: 98846 (homozygous)

      gnomAD: The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1418T>A (p.Val473Asp) variant is not found within gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1418T>A (p.Val473Asp) is a missense variant with unknown impact on gene function.

      CaseAddInfo: While the variant is known to be homozygous, the proband's parents have not been genotyped. The potential consanguinity of the parents was not mentioned.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    4. compound heterozygosity for the mutations Leu341Ser and Glu404(4-bp ins)

      Case#: Morimura_1998_Family_7828_Patient_III-4, male, age not specified, from family originating in the Dominican Republic

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000546 (Retinal degeneration)

      CaseHPOFreeText: While specific phenotypes are not provided, the diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa indicates that the affected family members maintained central vision during the first decade of life and subsequently experienced severe vision loss.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: All 14 RPE65 exons and flanking sequences were PCR-amplified and subjected to single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis (SSCA).

      CaseMethod1: Screening of PCR-amplified RPE65 exons using SSCA

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of all 14 exons of RPE65

      CaseGenotypingMethod: PCR-amplified exons identified by SSCA as candidates to harbor variants were subjected to Sanger sequencing.

      Variant: The proband is a compound heterozygote harboring the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1022T>C (p.Leu341Ser) and NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1207_1210dup (p.Glu404fs) variants.

      ClinVar: 13118, 98831

      gnomAD: Neither the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1022T>C (p.Leu341Ser) variant nor the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.1207_1210dup (p.Glu404fs) variant is found within gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: The paternal frameshift variant is predicted to either trigger NMD or disrupt 24% of the protein product. The maternal missense variant does not have evidence of gene impact.

      CaseAddInfo: The two variants were confirmed to be in trans, and heterozygous carriers were found to be unaffected. Potential consanguinity between the parents was not reported, at least within the first generation of the pedigree.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. We then extended our mutation screening study to include 24 additional simplex achromatopsia patients that were also prescreened and did not carry mutations in the known achromatopsia genes. Among those 24 patients, we identified one further subject (CHRO 287) with two heterozygous nonsense mutations, c.826C>T/p.Arg276X and c.2457T>A/p.Tyr819X

      Case#: Chang_2009_Family_CHRO287_Proband_II:1, male, age and family origin not described

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011516 (Achromatopsia)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband was previously diagnosed with achromatopsia.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The proband and his parents were initially subjected to genotyping of the CNGA3, GNGB3, and GNAT2 loci, confirming absence of causal variants in these known achromatopsia-related genes.

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of CNGA3, GNGB3, and GNAT2

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of the 22 exons and flanking regions of PDE6C

      CaseGenotypingMethod: CNGA3, GNGB3, and GNAT2 were previously screened / known not to harbor causal variants for achromatopsia. The family members were then subjected to Sanger sequencing of the 22 exons and flanking regions of PDE6C.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_006204.4(PDE6C):c.826C>T (p.Arg276Ter) and NM_006204.4(PDE6C):c.2457T>A (p.Tyr819Ter) variants in the compound heterozygous state.

      ClinVar ID: 8773, 8774

      gnomAD: The NM_006204.4(PDE6C):c.826C>T (p.Arg276Ter) variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.00006152 (1 allele / 16256 total alleles) in the African / African-American population, with 0 homozygotes. The NM_006204.4(PDE6C):c.2457T>A (p.Tyr819Ter) variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_006204.4(PDE6C):c.826C>T (p.Arg276Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 4 of 22 and is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate the C-terminal 68% of the protein product. NM_006204.4(PDE6C):c.2457T>A (p.Tyr819Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 21 of 22 and is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate the C-terminal 5% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The patient has an affected brother who shares the same compound heterozygous genotype, while the parents and one other sibling are each unaffected carriers.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    2. another subject (CHRO 572) with a homozygous 1-bp insertion, c.1682_83insA/p.Tyr561X in PDE6C

      Case#: Chang_2009_Family_CHRO572_Proband_II:1, male, age and family origin not described

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011516 (Achromatopsia)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband was previously diagnosed with achromatopsia.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The proband and his family members were initially subjected to genotyping of the CNGA3, GNGB3, and GNAT2 loci, confirming absence of causal variants in these known achromatopsia-related genes.

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of CNGA3, GNGB3, and GNAT2

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of the 22 exons and flanking regions of PDE6C

      CaseGenotypingMethod: CNGA3, GNGB3, and GNAT2 were previously screened / known not to harbor causal variants for achromatopsia. The family members were then subjected to Sanger sequencing of the 22 exons and flanking regions of PDE6C.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_006204.4(PDE6C):c.1682dup (p.Tyr561Ter) variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar ID: 8775

      gnomAD: The NM_006204.4(PDE6C):c.1682dup (p.Tyr561Ter) variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_006204.4(PDE6C):c.1682dup (p.Tyr561Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 13 of 22 and is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate the C-terminal 35% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The patient's parents and sister are each unaffected heterozygous carriers of the variant.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. separate families

      FamilyLabel: Kajiwara_1991_Family_6935, family national origin not reported

      Family#PresentingHPOs: Decreased light- and dark-adapted electroretinogram amplitude HP:0000654

      FamilyHPOFreeText: The patient and affected family members have been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa.

      Family#PresentingNotHPOs: N/A

      Family#PresentingNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CountryOrigin: N/A

      Ethnicity: Not mentioned

      Race: Not mentioned

      Family#PreviousTesting: Previous testing consisted of screening of the RHO locus for disease-causing variants.

      Family#Method1: Single strand conformation polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified cDNA products from the PRPH2 gene, followed by Sanger sequencing of the relevant PCR product to identify the variant

      Family#Method2: SSCP to genotype family members

      Family#GenotypingMethod: Previous testing of this family screening of the RHO locus for variants causing RP, with negative results. Genotyping started with single strand conformation polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified products from the PRPH2 gene, followed by Sanger sequencing of the relevant PCR product to identify the variant. SSCP was subsequently performed to genotype family members.

      Affected: 3

      Unaffected: 5

      Segregations: Two segregations are reported in the family, with none inconsistent. The family is not reported to be consanguineous. The pedigree is shown in Figure 3c.

      PublishedLOD: N/A

      eLOD: 2.40

      AddSegregationInfo: N/A

      ProbandLabel: Kajiwara_1991_Family_6935_Proband

      Variant: The affected family members harbor the NM_000322.5(PRPH2):c.554T>C (p.Leu185Pro) variant in the heterozygous state.

      ClinVarID: 13165

      gnomAD: This variant was found in gnomAD v4.0.0 at a frequency of 0.00003587 (15 alleles / 418142 total alleles, with no homozygotes) in the European non-Finnish population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/6-42721781-A-G?dataset=gnomad_r4

      FamilyAddInfo: The family has not been reported as consanguineous.

      FamilyPMIDs: N/A

    2. mutations of the human homologue of the rds gene

      FamilyLabel: Kajiwara_1991_Family_6948, family national origin not reported

      Family#PresentingHPOs: Decreased light- and dark-adapted electroretinogram amplitude HP:0000654

      FamilyHPOFreeText: The patient and affected family members have been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa.

      Family#PresentingNotHPOs: N/A

      Family#PresentingNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CountryOrigin: N/A

      Ethnicity: Not mentioned

      Race: Not mentioned

      Family#PreviousTesting: Previous testing consisted of screening of the RHO locus for disease-causing variants.

      Family#Method1: Single strand conformation polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified cDNA products from the PRPH2 gene, followed by Sanger sequencing of the relevant PCR product to identify the variant

      Family#Method2: SSCP to genotype family members

      Family#GenotypingMethod: Previous testing of this family screening of the RHO locus for variants causing RP, with negative results. Genotyping started with single strand conformation polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified products from the PRPH2 gene, followed by Sanger sequencing of the relevant PCR product to identify the variant. SSCP was subsequently performed to genotype family members.

      Affected: 8

      Unaffected: 7

      Segregations: Eight segregations are reported in the family, with none inconsistent. The family is not reported to be consanguineous. The pedigree is shown in Figure 3b.

      PublishedLOD: N/A

      eLOD: 2.40

      AddSegregationInfo: N/A

      ProbandLabel: Kajiwara_1991_Family_6948_Proband

      Variant: The affected family members harbor the NM_000322.5(PRPH2):c.647C>T (p.Pro216Leu) variant in the heterozygous state.

      ClinVarID: 13164

      gnomAD: This variant was found in gnomAD v4.0.0 at a frequency of 0.000002856 (1 allele / 350108 total alleles, with no homozygotes) in the European non-Finnish population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/6-42704546-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4

      FamilyAddInfo: The family has not been reported as consanguineous.

      FamilyPMIDs: N/A

    1. In the first Pakistani family, two children developed symptoms of an early juvenile NCL.

      FamilyLabel: Lebrun_2009_Family_1

      Family#PresentingHPOs: HP:0001251 (Ataxia), HP:0001250 (Seizure), HP:0002463 (Language impairment), HP:0011463 (Childhood onset),

      Family#PresentingHPOFreeText: Abnormalities on brain MRI scan

      FamilyNotHPOs: N/A

      FamilyNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CountryOrigin: United Kingdom

      Ethnicity: Family is of Pakistani ethnic origin.

      Race: N/A

      Family#PreviousTesting: Genome-wide methods were not initially used, as clinical phenotypes were consistent with diagnosis of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL). Enzymatic tests ruled out defects in the CLN1, CLN2, and CLN10 loci, while CLN3, CLN6, and CLN8 defects were ruled out by Sanger sequencing of the coding regions. SNP array-based homozygosity mapping was performed, revealing 7 homozygous candidate regions in the affected members from the (consanguineous) family. These regions were analyzed for candidate NCL genes, finding CLN5 as the most likely locus to harbor the causative variant.

      Family#Method1: SNP array-based homozygosity mapping was performed, revealing 7 homozygous candidate regions in the affected members from the (consanguineous) family. These regions were analyzed for candidate NCL genes, finding CLN5 as the most likely candidate for further genotyping.

      Family#Method2: N/A

      Family#GenotypingMethod: CLN5 mRNA was reverse transcribed, PCR-amplified, and subjected to Sanger sequencing. This process was performed for both affected and control individuals (parents and unaffected sibling).

      Affected: 2

      Unaffected: 1

      Segregations: 1 segregation is reported in the family.

      PublishedLOD: N/A

      eLOD: N/A

      AddSegregationInfo: N/A

      ProbandLabel: Lebrun_2009_Patient_1

      Variant: Both affected patients are homozygous for NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.924_925del (p.Leu309fs), (although this variant is referred to in the article as c.1072_1073delTT (p.Leu358AlafsX4)).

      ClinVar: 56526

      gnomAD: The variant is reported to have a maximum allele frequency of 0.0002603 (in the Latino / Admixed American population, with no homozygous individuals). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/13-77574801-AAT-A

      FamilyAddInfo: The family has some degree of consanguinity, as parents are described as distantly related. Parents were heterozygous for the variant. Family relationships between individuals were verified.

      FamilyPMIDs: N/A

    1. A heterozygous His158Arg mutation was found in seven affected family members and was absent from an unaffected member

      Case: Lin_2006_Family_1_patient_IV-8, female, 62 years of age at presentation, Eastern European Jewish ancestry

      DiseaseAssertion: Sorsby's fundus dystrophy

      FamilyInfo: N/A

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0012508 (Metamorphopsia), HP:0011510 (Drusen), HP:0025148 (Dark choroid), HP:0011506 (Choroidal neovascularization), HP:0025094 (Disciform macular scar), HP:0000662 (Nyctalopia), HP:0007703 (Abnormality of retinal pigmentation),

      CaseHPOFreeText: Patient presented with central visual field loss and metamorphopsia in one eye, 10 years after a normal results from fundus and vision exam. Fluorescein angiography of the other eye revealed drusen and dark choroid. Choroidal neovascularization progressed to a central disc-shaped scar despite several treatments with argon laser thermal photocoagulation. The less affected eye initially showed mild nyctalopia only, but progressed within 2 years to fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachment, circular blocking lesion, choroidal neovascularization, and visual acuity loss.

      CaseNOTHPOs: N/A

      CaseNOTHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Complete ophthalmological exam to define clinical features.

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Bidirectional Sanger sequencing of PCR products from exons 1 through 5.

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: N/A

      Variant: NM_000362.5(TIMP3):c.542A>G, p.His181Arg is a missense variant predicted to replace a conserved histidine residue in exon 5 with arginine (conservative substitution).

      CAID: CA411540357

      gnomAD: Variant is absent from gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: p.His181Arg is a missense variant predicted to replace a conserved histidine residue in exon 5 with arginine (conservative substitution). Molecular modeling predicts that the affected amino acid is located on a protein-protein interaction interface.

    1. point mutations affecting splicing

      Case#: Gu_1997_Family_PMK18_Patient_V-1, male, unknown age, Indian ethnicity

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0410280 (Pediatric onset), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0001098 (Abnormal fundus morphology)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Onset is early and course of disease is severe. The appearance of the fundus in adulthood is considered characteristic of retinitis pigmentosa.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing consisted of linkage analysis using microsatellite repeat markers (D152803, DJS1665, D1S438 and DJS1728) associated with the RPE65 locus.

      CaseMethod1: Linkage analysis

      CaseMethod2: PCR products were screened by restriction digest analysis using the Msel endonuclease.

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The patient sample was subjected to PCR and Sanger sequencing of all RPE65 exons.

      Variant: 4 out of 5 affected individuals are homozygous for the NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.858+1G>T variant.

      ClinVar: 98893

      gnomAD: The NM_000329.3(RPE65):c.858+1G>T variant is not shown in gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence:

      CaseAddInfo: The family pedigree shows consanguinity in the parents of all affected individuals. One of the affected individuals is a heterozygous carrier of the variant, rather than a homozygote.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. Two-point linkage analyses were performed using the FASTLINK implementation of the MLINK program of the LINKAGE program package (Lathrop and Lalouel 1984; Cottingham et al. 1993). For screening, equal allele frequencies were used for all markers. For fine mapping on chromosome 11, the allele frequencies were calculated using 15 control individuals (30 chromosomes) of European ancestry.Evidence of significant linkage in the genomewidescan was first observed with markers D11S987 and D11S4191, which gave maximum LOD scores of 3.3 at θ=0 and 2.43 at θ=0, respectively. For fine mapping using markers taken from the Genethon database, additional individuals were added to the families, estimated allele frequencies were used, and the maximum LOD score for D11S987 increased to 3.6 at θ=0, whereas, for D11S4191, the LOD score decreased to −1.1 at θ=0, with a LOD score of 1.1 at θ=0.1 (table 1). By use of LOD scores ⩽−2 to exclude linkage in these families, arFEVR mapped to a 21.7-cM (311-Mb) interval flanked by D11S905 and D11S1314.

      FamilyLabel: Jiao_2004_Three_Families

      Family#PresentingHPOs: N/A

      FamilyPresentingHPOFreeText: The affected family members have been diagnosed with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy segregating with an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.

      FamilyNotHPOs: N/A

      FamilyNotHPOFreeText: Although bone density measurements are not available, at least two of the affected individuals lack bone fractures in the first three decades of life, distinguishing their phenotype from osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome.

      CountryOrigin: The three families are reportedly of European descent.

      Ethnicity: Not specifically described

      Race: The three families are reportedly of European descent.

      Family#PreviousTesting: Candidate-locus-directed linkage analysis focused on chromosome 11q, with maximum LOD score of 3.6 associated with the D11S987 microsatellite marker linked to a 311-Mb region.

      Family#Method1: Genome-wide linkage analysis

      Family#Method2: Sanger sequencing of the candidate gene LRP5

      Family#GenotypingMethod: Candidate-locus-directed linkage analysis was initially performed on all three families, focused on chromosome 11q, with maximum LOD score of 3.6 associated with the D11S987 microsatellite marker linked to a 311-Mb region. Sanger sequencing of the candidate gene LRP5 locus was subsequently performed.

      Affected: 6 genotyped

      Unaffected: 0 genotyped (although 6 unaffected individuals are genotyped but ineligible because they are from previous generations that lack affected members.

      Segregations: 3 segregations are shown by the three pedigrees in Figure 1.

      PublishedLOD: 3.6

      eLOD: N/A

      AddSegregationInfo: While none of the families would individually be eligible for inclusion in segregation evidence using an estimated LOD score, the published LOD score is sufficient for their inclusion.

      ProbandLabel: Jiao_2004_Family_68001_Proband, Jiao_2004_Family_68002_Proband, Jiao_2004_Family_68003_Proband

      Variant: The affected family members harbor one of the following three variants in homozygous state; NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.2254C>G (p.Arg752Gly), NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.4099G>A (p.Glu1367Lys), or NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.1709G>A (p.Arg570Gln)

      ClinVar: 6290, 6291, 6289

      gnomAD: NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.2254C>G (p.Arg752Gly) was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1. NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.4099G>A (p.Glu1367Lys) is present in gnomAD v2.1.1. at a frequency of 0.00001760 (2/113626) in the European non-Finnish population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/11-68204455-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r2_1 NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.1709G>A (p.Arg570Gln) was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.2254C>G (p.Arg752Gly) is a missense variant in exon 10 of 23 that does not have experimental evidence of impact on the protein product. NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.4099G>A (p.Glu1367Lys) is a missense variant in exon 19 of 23 that does not have experimental evidence of impact on the protein product. NM_002335.4(LRP5):c.1709G>A (p.Arg570Gln) is a missense variant in exon 8 of 23 that does not have experimental evidence of impact on the protein product.

      FamilyAddInfo: All three families are reportedly consanguineous.

      FamilyPMIDs: N/A

    1. A three-generation British family of Welsh origin with an autosomal dominant history of retinal degeneration was referred to the Medical Retina clinic at Moorfields Eye Hospital

      FamilyLabel: Saihan_2009_Family

      Family#PresentingHPOs: HP:0000662 (Nyctalopia), HP:0000529 (Progressive visual loss), HP:0000572 (Visual loss), HP:0011510 (Drusen), HP:0011506 (Choroidal neovascularization)

      FamilyHPOFreeText: First presenting phenotypes were reduction of night vision and slow dark adaptation (with onset in fifth decade, 1 to 11 years prior to vision loss). Nyctalopia was progressive, with onset in the fifth decade of life (age 45-47). Vision loss was sudden, in some cases bilateral, and occurred in the fifth or sixth decade of life (age 48-56). Drusen-like deposits were present at the posterior pole in all three patients but varied in severity (possibly in proportion to age at examination). The degree of vision loss also varied in severity between patients and between the left and right eyes of each patient. Choroidal neovascularization was hemorrhagic and initiated loss of central vision.

      FamilyNotHPOs: HP:0004328 (Abnormal anterior eye segment morphology), HP:0000518 (Cataract)

      FamilyNotHPOFreeText: No history of renal disease or systemic disease was consistently observed among the affected family members.

      CountryOrigin: British (of Welsh origin)

      Family#PreviousTesting: Family history (indicating autosomal dominant inheritance of retinal degeneration) and ophthalmic exams (including LogMAR visual acuities, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, color fundus photography, optical coherence tomography scans of the fovea, and autofluorescent imaging of the fundus)

      Family#GenotypingMethod: Mutational screening of TIMP3 by bidirectional Sanger sequencing

      Affected: 3

      Unaffected: 2

      Segregations: 2

      PublishedLOD: N/A

      eLOD: Insufficient information available

      AddSegregationInfo: N/A

      ProbandLabel: Saihan_2009_Family_patient_III:4

      Variant: Variant used was NM_000362.5(TIMP3):c.484G>A (p.Glu162Lys) (CAID:CA411540222). The variant is referred to in this publication as "Glu139Lys" (due to the removal of a 23-amino acid N-terminal signal peptide from the polypeptide sequence) but encodes Glu162Lys in the full/updated polypeptide sequence.

      CAID: CA411540222

      gnomAD: Variant is absent from gnomAD.

      FamilyAddInfo: The mother of the proband and affected siblings was unaffected and negative for the variant, while the father was affected but not genotyped.

      FamilyPMIDs: N/A

    1. Case#: Chatterjee_2022_proband_II:4, female, age 16 years at time of report, onset in second decade of life, geographic origin reported as north Indian

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0410280 (Pediatric onset), HP:0000613 (Photophobia), HP:0000662 (Nyctalopia), HP:0030564 (Best corrected visual acuity 1.1 LogMAR), HP:0025147 (Beaten bronze macular sheen), HP:0011507 (Macular flecks), HP:0030619 (Reduced OCT-measured foveal thickness), HP:0025010 (Foveal atrophy)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient and siblings have been diagnosed with Stargardt-like juvenile macular dystrophy.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0007737 (Bone spicule pigmentation of the retina)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous genotyping consisted of whole-exome sequencing.

      CaseMethod1: whole-exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of the 19 exons of the IMPG2 gene

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping consisted of whole-exome sequencing followed by Sanger sequencing of the 19 exons of the IMPG2 gene.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_016247.4:c.1239+1G>T variant in the homozygous state.

      CAID: CA353864391

      gnomAD: The variant was found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_016247.4:c.1239+1G>T is a canonical splice site variant in intron 11 of the 19-exon locus that has been shown by mini-gene assay to trigger a splicing defect that leads to complete skipping of exon 11. Because this would lead to a shift of frame, the variant is predicted to lead to a premature stop after codon 385 and either NMD or truncation of 69% of the C-terminus of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The family is consanguineous, with the parents being first cousins and heterozygous carriers of the variant. The patient has two affected siblings who share the same genotype.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. two siblings from family 2 (II:1 and II:2)

      Case: Naessens_2019_Family_2_Patient_II:1, female, age of onset 53 years old, country of origin France (northern)

      DiseaseAssertion: Sorsby's fundus dystrophy

      FamilyInfo: Familial variant appears to come from a founder mutation shared by other families in Belgium and northern France with a distant common ancestor.

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0011510 (Drusen), , HP:0000572 (Visual loss), HP:0007401 (Macular atrophy), HP:0007769 (Peripheral retinal degeneration), HP:0011506 (Choroidal neovascularization), HP:0007777 (Chorioretinal scar)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Relatively late onset of phenotypes (at age 53, presenting with nyctalopia). Drusen was described as widespread and partially calcified. Macular atrophy was patchy, with round atrophic patches outside the vascular arcades.

      CaseNOTHPOs: N/A

      CaseNOTHPOFreeText: Pulmonary involvement

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      GenotypingMethod: PCR amplification of all 5 coding exons of TIMP3, followed by Sanger sequencing

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      SupplementalData: Supplementary Table S3 from this paper (PMID: 30668888) provides some of the proband phenotype details.

      Variant: The variant is NM_000362.5(TIMP3):c.113C>G (p.Ser38Cys), a missense variant predicted to introduce a new cysteine-encoding codon into exon 1.

      ClinVar: 843268

      gnomAD: Variant is absent from gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: Variant adds a Cys residue to TIMP3 and is predicted to disrupt tertiary structure. Patient fibroblasts reveal no change in expression of the variant at the mRNA level, no dimerization of the variant under non-reducing conditions, and no defect in its localization to the ECM. Variant showed a minor increase in glycosylation. An in vitro transcription and translation study found that the variant forms an aberrant intramolecular disulfide bond between the introduced Ser38Cys residue and Cys36 of TIMP3 (Figure 7). Aberrant intramolecular disulfide bonding caused by this variant would be consistent gain-of-function and an autosomal dominant mechanism of inheritance.

    1. clinical features

      FamilyLabel: Felbor_1995_Family_1

      Family#PresentingHPOs: HP:0030666 (Retinal neovascularization), HP:0007777 (Chorioretinal scar), HP:0000603 (Central scotoma), HP:0000556 (Retinal dystrophy), HP:0007737 (Bone spicule pigmentation of the retina), HP:0000630 (Abnormal retinal artery morphology), HP:0030491 (Choriocapillaris atrophy), HP:0007994 (Peripheral visual field loss), HP:0030469 (Abnormal dark-adapted electroretinogram), HP:0008275 (Abnormal light-adapted electroretinogram),

      FamilyHPOFreeText: Patients were considered to exhibit early-onset SFD with a mean age of 25. The presenting symptom was central subretinal neovascularisation, which preceded extensive scarring. Second eye involvement generally occurred months later, indicating rapid progression. Retinal dystrophy was reported to be tapetal. Intraretinal arteries were attenuated. Dark adaptation was decreased.

      FamilyNotHPOs: N/A

      FamilyNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CountryOrigin: The family is described as German-Czech.

      Family#PreviousTesting: Genetic linkage testing / genotyping of affected and unaffected family members with three microsatellite markers that were previously associated with SFD and that flank the TIMP3 locus. This was followed by single-stranded conformational polymorphism (SSCP) of all five TIMP3 exons, detecting a mobility shift in exon 5.

      Family#GenotypingMethod: Bidirectional Sanger sequencing of exon 5 PCR products from two affected individuals.

      Affected: 2 (Sanger sequenced)

      Unaffected: 1 (Sanger sequenced)

      Segregations: N/A

      PublishedLOD: Maximum two-point LOD score of 4.75 was reported for marker D22S280 at a recombination fraction of 0.001. D22S280 is also tightly associated with the TIMP3 locus.

      eLOD: Insufficient information available

      AddSegregationInfo: Family pedigree (from microsatellite-based linkage testing) mapping the disease locus to chr22q13-qter is shown in Figure 1.

      ProbandLabel: Felbor_1995_Family_1_patient_1

      Variant: NM_000362.5(TIMP3):c.536C>G, (p.Ser179Cys) is a missense variant predicted to substitute a new cysteine residue into exon 5.

      ClinVar: 12678

      gnomAD: Variant is absent from gnomAD.

      FamilyAddInfo: N/A

      FamilyPMIDs: N/A

    1. This deletion segregates with the disease phenotype but is not present in unaffected controls, and suggests that mutant peripherin gives rise to retinitis pigmentosa.

      FamilyLabel: Farrar_1991_Family, family national origin reported as Irish

      Family#PresentingHPOs: Nyctalopia HP:0000662, Peripheral visual field loss HP:0007994, Undetectable dark-adapted electroretinogram HP:0030474, Abnormal light-adapted electroretinogram HP:0008275, Pigmentary retinopathy HP:0000580, Optic disc pallor HP:0000543, Retinal arteriolar constriction HP:0008043, Bone spicule pigmentation of the retina HP:0007737

      FamilyHPOFreeText: The patient and affected family members have been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, with onset noted as late. Nyctalopia generally presented in the early third decade, while rod ERG responses showed reduced amplitudes in the teens.

      Family#PresentingNotHPOs: N/A

      Family#PresentingNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CountryOrigin: Ireland

      Ethnicity: Not mentioned

      Race: Not mentioned

      Family#PreviousTesting: Previous testing did not occur in this family, although linkage mapping had previously identified PRPH2 as a candidate locus for variants causing RP.

      Family#Method1: Single strand conformation polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified cDNA products from the PRPH2 gene, followed by Sanger sequencing of the relevant PCR product to identify the variant

      Family#Method2: allele-specific PCR to genotype family members

      Family#GenotypingMethod: Previous testing of this family did not include linkage mapping, although this technique had previously identified PRPH2 as a candidate locus for variants causing RP. Genotyping started with single strand conformation polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified cDNA products from the PRPH2 gene, followed by Sanger sequencing of the relevant PCR product to identify the variant. Allele-specific PCR was subsequently performed to genotype family members.

      Affected: 9

      Unaffected: 6

      Segregations: Nine segregations are reported in the family, with none inconsistent. The family is not reported to be consanguineous. The pedigree is shown in Figure 2.

      PublishedLOD: N/A

      eLOD: 2.70

      AddSegregationInfo: N/A

      ProbandLabel: Farrar_1991_Proband

      Variant: The affected family members harbor the NM_000322.5:c.356_358del (p.Cys119del) variant in the heterozygous state.

      CAID: CA226222

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      FamilyAddInfo: The family has not been reported as consanguineous.

      FamilyPMIDs: N/A

    1. Mutational screening revealed the previously described missense mutation c.835G>A (D279N) inherited from the mother, and two novel mutations, c.565C>T (Q189X) and c.335G>C (R112P) from paternal and maternal inheritance, respectively.

      Case#: Bessa_Patient_1, female, age 3 at onset, Portuguese nationality

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000736 (Short attention span), HP:0002463 (Language impairment), HP:0002312 (Clumsiness), HP:0033044 (Motor regression), HP:0002376 (Developmental regression), HP:0000572 (Visual loss), HP:0002066 (Gait ataxia), HP:0001336 (Myoclonus), HP:0010819 (Atonic seizure), HP:0032794 (Myoclonic HP:0000648 (Optic atrophy), HP:0000546 (Retinal degeneration), HP:0012011 (EEG with occipital focal spike waves), HP:0002059 (Cerebral atrophy), HP:0001272 (Cerebellar atrophy), HP:0030891 (Periventricular white matter hyperdensities), HP:0001268 (Mental deterioration), HP:0031058 (Impairment of activities of daily living), HP:0011463 (Childhood onset), HP:0000712 (Emotional lability), HP:0002015 (Dysphagia), HP:0010864 (Intellectual disability, severe), HP:0001332 (Dystonia), HP:0007256 HP:0025357 (Erratic myoclonus), HP:0003205 (Curvilinear intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material), HP:0003208 (Fingerprint intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material)

      CaseHPOFreeText: Progressive attention deficits and regression of language ability were the phenotypes at presentation (age 3). Motor clumsiness presented at age 4, initiating a larger pattern of developmental regression. Phenotypes with onset at age 7 included visual deterioration, gait ataxia, distal and axial myoclonus, atonic and myoclonic generalized epileptic seizures, bilateral optic atrophy, retinal degeneration, abnormal EEG showing diffuse slowing of background rhythm and occipital spike-wave activity, and abnormal brain MRI with cerebral and cerebellar atrophy as well as increased signal intensity of both the posterior limb of the capsula interna and the periventricular white matter. At age 8, any independence in daily activities was lost, as well as any language abilities. Ataxic gait was marked, and EEG activity showed slowing and disorganization, frequent multifocal high-voltage polyspike-slow wave complexes, and epileptic activity corresponding to myoclonus. At 15 years (time of study), the patient was bedridden and showed amaurotic behavior, emotional lability, marked dysphagia, severe mental retardation, dystonic postures of the limbs and trunk, pyramidal signs in the limbs, bilateral optic atrophy, and frequent myoclonus (both erratic and stimulus-induced). Intracellular accumulation of autofluorescent lipopigment storage material was also detected at age 15.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous genotype testing was not performed. While the PPT1 and TPP1 loci were not sequenced, their enzymatic activity in extracts from leucocyte and fibroblast cells was confirmed to be within the normal range.

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Based on detailed clinical phenotypes consistent with variant NCL with late-infantile onset, coding regions and intron boundaries of the CLN3, CLN5, and CLN6 loci were PCR-amplified and subjected to Sanger sequencing. Genome-wide analysis methods were not used. Parents (and patient) were subsequently genotyped using single strand conformational polymorphisms and restriction digest of PCR products, to identify variants in cis and in trans with one another.

      Variant: The patient is a compound heterozygote with a paternally inherited NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.418C>T (p.Gln140Ter) variant and maternally inherited NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.688G>A (p.Asp230Asn) and NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.188G>C (p.Arg63Pro) variants.

      ClinVar: 56538, 2566, 56533

      gnomAD: The maximum allele frequency of the NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.688G>A (p.Asp230Asn) variant is 0.00005437 (within the East Asian population, with no homozygous occurrences). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/13-77574715-G-A The NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.418C>T (p.Gln140Ter) and NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.188G>C (p.Arg63Pro) variants are absent from gnomAD.

      VariantEvidence: Reduced CLN5 expression by 45% at the mRNA level indicates that one of the two alleles may be subject to nonsense mediated decay and likely absence of the corresponding protein product. This may confirm the prediction that the nonsense variant NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.418C>T (p.Gln140Ter) is likely subject to nonsense mediated decay. One of the two maternally inherited variants, NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.688G>A (p.Asp230Asn), has been previously shown to introduce an additional N-glycosylation site within the C-terminal region of CLN5 (PMID:20052765) and to disturb its localization to the lysosome (PMID:20052765).

      CaseAddInfo: Parents are healthy and non-consanguineous.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. Supplement 9

      Case#: Li_2025_Proband_XXXVII, age 8 years at time of report, male, seen at a medical center in Beijing

      CasePresentingHPOs: Abnormal morphology of the choroidal vasculature HP:0025568, High myopia HP:0011003, Best corrected visual acuity 0.1 LogMAR HP:0030554

      CaseHPOFreeText: The choroidal vascular abnormality referred to in the text was described as a tesselated fundus. The patient's refractive error was reported as -14.00 and -12.88 in the two eyes, with, axial lengths of 27.01 and 26.64.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Genotyping of the proband was performed by whole genome sequencing.

      CaseMethod1: whole genome sequencing

      CaseMethod2: possibly Sanger sequencing of OPN1LW

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping of the proband was performed by whole genome sequencing, possibly followed by Sanger sequencing of OPN1LW.

      Variant: The individual harbors the NM_020061.6(OPN1LW):c.843G>A (p.Trp281Ter) variant in the hemizygous state.

      CAID: CA415308527

      gnomAD: The variant is found in gnomAD version 4.1.0 at a frequency of 0.00002111 (1 / 47,376) in the Remaining population. https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/chrX-154156392-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4

      VariantEvidence: NM_020061.6(OPN1LW):c.843G>A (p.Trp281Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 5 of 6 that is predicted to undergo nonsense-mediated decay.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband was seen at a medical center in Beijing.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. in OPN1LW

      Case#: Family_22142_Proband_II-1, onset before age 7 years, male, seen at a medical center in Guangzhou

      CasePresentingHPOs: High myopia HP:0011003, Blurred vision HP:0000622, Childhood onset HP:0011463, Protanopia HP:0011522

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband is part of a cohort in which all patients had a diagnosis of early onset high myopia, with onset in early childhood and either high myopia or axial length >25 mm before age 7, or refractive errors <-10 as an adult.

      CaseNotHPOs: Nystagmus HP:0000639, Photophobia HP:0000613, Nyctalopia HP:0000662

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Genotyping of the proband was performed by either targeted exome sequencing or whole exome sequencing.

      CaseMethod1: targeted exome or whole exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of OPN1LW

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping of the proband was performed by either targeted exome sequencing or whole exome sequencing, followed by Sanger sequencing of OPN1LW.

      Variant: The individual harbors the NM_020061.6(OPN1LW):c.739C>T (p.Arg247Ter) variant in the hemizygous state.

      ClinVarID: 10503

      gnomAD: The variant was not found in gnomAD version 4.1.0.

      VariantEvidence: NM_020061.6(OPN1LW):c.739C>T (p.Arg247Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 3 of 6 that is predicted to undergo nonsense-mediated decay.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband was seen at a medical center in Guangzhou. The variant was inherited from the proband's unaffected mother.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. Some affected males have recurrent respiratory infections as a result of a condition indistinguishable from the immotile cilia syndrome; indeed, there is an association between XLRP and susceptibility to respiratory infections in the majority of affected males.

      Case#: van_Dorp_1992_Family_P9145_patient_IV-20, male, age not reported, family origin reported to be Dutch

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0012263 (Immotile cilia), HP:0002205 (Recurrent respiratory infections), HP:0012261 (Abnormal respiratory motile cilium physiology), HP:0012255 (Dynein arm defect of respiratory motile cilia), HP:0012260 (Abnormal central microtubular pair morphology of respiratory motile cilia), HP:0012864 (Abnormal sperm morphology),

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa in combination with recurrent respiratory infections. The family exhibits an X-linked pattern of inheritance. Inner dynein arms of respiratory cilia were described as deficient. Cilia were described as disoriented.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The patient and his family members were subjected to linkage analysis using X chromosomal markers, followed by a chromosomal analysis of the patient that revealed no abnormalities (such as a translocation involving the X chromosome).

      CaseMethod1: Linkage analysis (PMID: 1733835)

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the RPGR locus (PMID: 10094550)

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The patient and family members were subjected to linkage analysis using X chromosomal markers, and then the patient DNA underwent chromosomal analysis that revealed no abnormalities (such as a translocation involving the X chromosome). The family members were then genotyped by Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the RPGR locus (PMID: 10094550).

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_001034853.2(RPGR):c.469+1G>T variant in the hemizygous state.

      ClinVar: 9912

      gnomAD: The variant was not found in gnomAD v.2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_001034853.2(RPGR):c.469+1G>T is a canonical splice site variant in the final exon (exon 15) that disrupts the 5' splice site of intron 5. Functional evidence confirming the expected effect on splicing is not available.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband is a member of Family P9145 (shown in Figure 1), which includes four other affected genotype-positive males and as well as three carrier females who showed no detectable abnormality. The detailed genotype for the affected and carrier individuals was later published in PMID: 10094550.

      CasePMIDs: PMID: 10094550

    1. BBS7

      Case#: Bin_2009_Family_04-01_Case_26, female, age 11.6 years at time of report, national origin reported as from Peru

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001513 (Obesity), HP:0010442 (Polydactyly), HP:0100543 (Cognitive impairment), HP:0012758 (Neurodevelopmental delay), HP:0003077 (Hyperlipidemia), HP:0034685 (Abnormal liver enzyme activity or concentration), HP:0000077 (Abnormality of the kidney), HP:0410042 (Abnormal liver morphology), HP:0030515 (Moderately reduced visual acuity), HP:0000548 (Cone/cone-rod dystrophy), HP:0001133 (Constriction of peripheral visual field)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The patient has been diagnosed with Bardet-Biedl syndrome.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000639 (Nystagmus), HP:0000518 (Cataract)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous genotyping consisted of Sanger sequencing of the TTC8 locus.

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing of the TTC8 locus

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of the BBS7 locus

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping consisted of Sanger sequencing of the TTC8 and BBS7 loci.

      Variant: The patient harbors the NM_176824.3:c.712_715del (p.Arg238GlufsTer?) and NM_176824.3:c.1121C>G (Ser374Ter) variants in the compound heterozygous state.

      CAID: CA3064432, CA358062298

      gnomAD: The NM_176824.3:c.1121C>G (Ser374Ter) variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a maximum allele frequency of 0.0001633 (1/6124 in the Other population), with 0 homozygotes. https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/4-122766768-G-C The NM_176824.3:c.712_715del (p.Arg238GlufsTer?) variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a maximum allele frequency of 0.0001146 (13/113390) in the European non-FInnish population), with 0 homozygotes.

      VariantEvidence: NM_176824.3:c.1121C>G (Ser374Ter) is a nonsense variant in exon 11 of 18 that is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or at least truncation of the C-terminal 48% of the protein product. NM_176824.3:c.712_715del (p.Arg238GlufsTer?)is a frameshift variant in exon 7 of 18 that is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or at least truncation of the C-terminal 67% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: Consanguinity in the proband's family has not been reported. The carrier status of her unaffected parents and an unaffected sibling have been confirmed by genotyping.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. Case#: Preising_2001_Patient_IV.1, male, age 3 months at time of diagnosis, family ethnicity described as White

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0006934 (Congenital nystagmus), HP:0012805 (Iris transillumination defect), HP:0007894 (Hypopigmentation of the fundus), HP:0001104 (Macular hypoplasia), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0030463 (Asymmetrical distribution of flash visual evoked potentials), HP:0025551 (Optic nerve misrouting)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband and his family members have been diagnosed with congenital nystagmus.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0009887 (Abnormality of hair pigmentation), HP:0001000 (Abnormality of skin pigmentation)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The patients were initially genotyped by SSCP of PCR products from each exon, revealing an abnormality in exon 6.

      CaseMethod1: SSCP

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The proband was initially genotyped by SSCP of PCR products from each exon, revealing an abnormality in exon 6, followed by Sanger sequencing and restriction enzyme analysis by Tsp509I digest of PCR products from all family members.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.756_767+2del variant in the hemizygous state.

      ClinVar: 98643

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.756_767+2del is a 14-bp deletion variant removing the 3' end of exon 6 and the canonical splice donor site, and has been shown to trigger aberrant splicing that leads to frameshift at codon 252 and premature termination at codon 259 (Figure 4C).

      CaseAddInfo: The proband is part of a family with at least 3 affected generations showing a pattern of X-linked inheritance, including a similarly affected maternal uncle.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. In this study, we collected data from a four-generation Chinese family with X-linked congenital nystagmus. All the affected individuals suffer from nystagmus and amblyopia but without any sign of retinal hypopigmentation. We mapped the disease-causing gene to Xp22.3 and found a 37-bp deletion in exon 1 of GPR143 in all affected male and female carriers.

      Case#: Zhou_2008_Patient_III:22, male, age of onset not reported, family origin reported to be from China

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000639 (Nystagmus), HP:0000646 (Amblyopia)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with congenital nystagmus.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0040030 (Chorioretinal hypopigmentation)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Genotyping was initially performed by linkage mapping using 26 short tandem repeat markers on the X chromosome.

      CaseMethod1: linkage analysis

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping was initially performed by linkage mapping using 26 short tandem repeat markers on the X chromosome, followed by Sanger sequencing of PCR products from each exon of the GPR143 gene.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.162_198del (p.Ala55fs) variant in the hemizygous state.

      ClinVar: 10524

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.162_198del (p.Ala55fs) is a frameshift variant in exon 1, and is predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate the C-terminal 87% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband is from a family with at least seven other affected males who also harbor the variant.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. c.849delT (p.Val284SerfsX15)

      Case#: Fang_2008_Family_1_Patient_IV16, male, age 8 at time of report, family national origin reported to be from China

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0000639 (Nystagmus), HP:0030534 (Abnormal best corrected visual acuity test), HP:0007750 (Hypoplasia of the fovea)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband and his affected family members have been diagnosed with ocular albinism 1.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0007730 (Iris hypopigmentation), HP:0007894 (Hypopigmentation of the fundus)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: albinotic fundus

      CasePreviousTesting: N/A

      CaseMethod1: Sanger sequencing

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The proband was genotyped by Sanger sequencing of PCR products from the 9 exons of the GPR143 gene.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.849del (p.Val284SerfsTer15) variant in the hemizygous state.

      CAID: CA2573320706

      gnomAD: This variant was not found in gnomAD v2.1.1.

      VariantEvidence: NM_000273.3(GPR143):c.849del (p.Val284SerfsTer15) is a frameshift variant in exon 7 of 9, predicted to trigger nonsense-mediated decay or to at least truncate 30% of the protein product.

      CaseAddInfo: The family of the proband includes at least 7 other affected males and 4 unaffected female carriers.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. Sequence of CLN5 Fin minor patient, with a homozygous haplotype different from CLN5 Fin major patients, was found to carry a G1517→A transversion.

      Case#: Savukoski_Fin_Minor_Patient_1, no demographic details, Finnish origin

      CasePresentingHPOs: N/A

      CaseHPOFreeText: N/A

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing relied on linkage analysis using PCR-amplifiable polymorphisms, including microsatellite markers. The marker D13S160 was found to co-segregate with disease with a LOD score of 4.78 across 14 Finnish pedigrees, mapping the disease locus to chromosome 13q21.1-q32 (PMID:7942847). A follow-up study used two additional microsatellite markers to map the locus to a 200-kb region (PMID:8661106), which was then analyzed in the present study and found to contain a single coding gene.

      CaseMethod1: Linkage analysis using PCR-amplifiable polymorphisms, including microsatellite markers, followed by more detailed linkage analysis using two additional microsatellite markers to map the locus to a smaller 200-kb region (PMID:8661106).

      CaseMethod2: N/A

      CaseGenotypingMethod: PCR products from the four exons of CLN5 were generated from the affected individual and a control individual and subjected to Sanger sequencing. Genome-wide analysis methods were not used.

      Variant: Patient is homozygous for NM_006493.4(CLN5):c.78G>A (p.Trp26Ter), although this variant is referred to in the article as c.G1517A or p.Trp75Stop.

      ClinVar: 2565

      gnomAD: The variant is reported to have a maximum allele frequency of 0.00005132 (in the European non-Finnish population, with no homozygous individuals). https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/13-77566311-G-A

      VariantEvidence: This nonsense variant is predicted to introduce a stop codon near the N-terminus of the encoded protein, likely triggering NMD and the absence of a protein product (loss of function).

      CaseAddInfo: N/A

      CasePMIDs: PMID:7942847, PMID:8661106

    1. Direct DNA sequencing showed a G to T transversion in one allele in the first base of codon 139 in the three affected individuals (Fig. 1), resulting in a TAG termination codon replacing the normal GAG glutamic acid codon (E139X).

      FamilyLabel: Langton_2000_Family_1

      Family#PresentingHPOs: HP:0031609 (Geographic atrophy), HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0007703 (Abnormality of retinal pigmentation), HP:0000512 (Abnormal electroretinogram)

      FamilyHPOFreeText: First presentation of symptoms was in the 3rd or 4th decade of life. Geographic macular atrophy was the cause of central vision loss. Retinal pigmentary disturbances were peripheral. Scotopic ERGs were abnormal. Other common SFD phenotypes were seen in some affected individuals but not uniformly across all affected family members.

      FamilyNotHPOs: N/A

      CountryOrigin: British (PMID:11734514)

      Family#PreviousTesting: Family previously diagnosed with SFD, with details provided in PMID:11734514.

      Family#GenotypingMethod: Sanger sequencing of PCR product from Exon 5 of the TIMP3 gene.

      Affected: 3

      Unaffected: 2

      Segregations: N/A

      PublishedLOD: N/A

      eLOD: Insufficient information available

      AddSegregationInfo: N/A

      ProbandLabel: Langton_2000_Family_1_patient_II2

      Variant: The NM_000362.5(TIMP3):c.484G>T, p.Glu139X variant converts the GAG codon to a TAG, resulting in early termination of the transcript. This nonsense substitution affects the final exon 5, so that truncation of the protein product is predicted but not nonsense-mediated decay of the transcript.

      ClinVar: 12680

      gnomAD: Variant is absent from gnomAD.

      FamilyAddInfo: Variant is referred to in the paper as "Glu139X" but encodes Glu162X in the updated polypeptide sequence (which includes the 23-amino acid N-terminal signal peptide).

      FamilyPMIDs: PMID:11734514

    1. PRPF4

      Case#: Dueñas Rey_2024_Proband_F11, sex and age not reported, part of cohort from Center for Medical Genetics Ghent

      CasePresentingHPOs: Rod-cone dystrophy HP:0000510, Intellectual disability HP:0001249

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has been diagnosed with rod-cone dystrophy and clinical signs of Bardet-Biedl syndrome. Intellectual disability may be part of the phenotype.

      CaseNotHPOs: N/A

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: Previous testing in the proband consisted of whole exome sequencing with analysis focused on the 5' UTR regions of 378 genes highly expressed in the retina.

      CaseMethod1: whole exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2: Sanger sequencing of the coding regions of PRPF4

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genotyping of the proband initially consisted of whole exome sequencing, followed by Sanger sequencing of the coding regions of PRPF4.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_001244926.2:c.-6C>T variant in the heterozygous state.

      CAID: CA2579423618

      gnomAD: The NM_001244926.2:c.-6C>T variant is found in gnomAD v4.1.0 at a frequency of 8.400e-7 (4 alleles / 1178930 total alleles, with 0 homozygotes) in the European (non-Finnish) population https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/9-113275738-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r4

      VariantEvidence: NM_001244926.2:c.-6C>T is a 5' UTR variant located within the Kozak consensus sequence but has no direct evidence of an abnormal impact on PRPF4 expression.

      CaseAddInfo: The proband has apparently unaffected parents.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. In addition, four patients (704, 1327, 3748, and 3773) carried mutations in BBS1, BBS7, CLN3, and INPP5E, respectively (tables 7 and ​and9).9). Mutations in these genes were known to cause syndromes that are characterised by visual impairment and other systemic features.70–72 It was also reported in some cases that these genes were associated with ‘LCA-like’ or ‘RP-like’ phenotypes without defects in other organs. 60,62,73 In our study, revisiting these patients confirmed their severe retinal degenerations without other syndromic features (see online supplementary table S1). For example, patient 704 carried a reported homozygous missense mutation in BBS gene BBS1 (table 7). This mutation segregated with disease within the family (see online supplementary table S1). Revisiting this patient at the age of 53 confirmed the ‘juvenile RP-like’ phenotypes without other syndromic features (see online supplementary table S1). However, the retinal features of this patient were consistent with those observed in other BBS patients with BBS1 mutations (see online supplementary figure S5).72 Due to these molecular findings and retinal features, we should still follow up the potential development of syndromic phenotypes in these patients.

      Case#: Wang_2013_Patient_704, female, age 9 years at onset, family origin not reported

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0007663 (Reduced visual acuity), HP:0000662 (Nyctalopia), HP:0007737 (Bone spicule pigmentation of the retina), HP:0000543 (Optic disc pallor), HP:0007843 (Attenuation of retinal blood vessels), HP:0000822 (Hypertension), HP:0000858 (Irregular menstruation), HP:0025502 (Overweight)

      CaseHPOFreeText: The proband has a diagnosis of juvenile retinitis pigmentosa. Visual acuity was limited to hand movements and later to light perception. Patient is described as slightly overweight.

      CaseNotHPOs: HP:0000639 (Nystagmus)

      CaseNotHPOFreeText: N/A

      CasePreviousTesting: The proband was subjected to capture-based next-generation sequencing panel that included 163 known retinal disease genes.

      CaseMethod1: next-generation sequencing panel

      CaseMethod2: SNP array and Sanger sequencing of BBS1

      CaseGenotypingMethod: The proband was genotyped by capture-based next-generation sequencing panel that included 163 known retinal disease genes. SNP array and Sanger sequencing of BBS1 were subsequently used to confirm the presence of the variant.

      Variant: The proband harbors the NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1169T>G (p.Met390Arg) variant in the homozygous state.

      ClinVar ID: 12143

      gnomAD: The variant is found in gnomAD v2.1.1 at a frequency of 0.002773 in the European (non-Finnish) population, with 358 alleles / 129114 total alleles (0 homozygotes) https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/11-66293652-T-G?dataset=gnomad_r2_1

      VariantEvidence: NM_024649.5(BBS1):c.1169T>G (p.Met390Arg) is a missense variant with mouse knock-in evidence of a similar disease-causing effect in the homozygous state (PMID: 18032602). This has not been taken into account in scoring, as the mouse model has been scored separately. However, it has provided a rationale not to down-score for the relatively high gnomAD frequency of this variant.

      CaseAddInfo: The variant reportedly segregates with disease within the proband's family, but details are not available.

      CasePMIDs: N/A

    1. Type 2M Von Willebrand Disease: A Case Report

      Case: 24-year-old Caucasian woman with a rare variety of type 2M VWD

      DiseaseAssertion: 2M VWD

      FamilyInfo: family history was negative for easy bruisability, bleeding, or clotting disorder but maternal grandmother had lung cancer.

      CaseNOTHPOFreeText: Von Willebrand factor antigen 45% on 9/12/17 and 37% on 9/19/17 with the ratio of VWF activity to the antigen is less than 0.7

      ParentalGenotype(s):Unknown

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0003010 (Prolonged bleeding time), HP:0000978 (Bruising susceptibility).

      **CaseHPOFreeText: ** loss of weight over the last six months, The complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, factor VIII, prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time, D-Dimer, and antithrombin activity were normal. Her von Willebrand factor activity was much lower compared to the antigen.

      CasePreviousTesting: None

      GenotypingMethod: Patient have not been genotyped

      PreviouslyPublished: N/A

      Variant: N/A

      ClinVarID: N/A

      gnomAD: N/A

      **Gene: ** VWF Inheritance mode autosomal dominant variety with normal, high molecular weight multimers

    1. Table 1

      Case# P4, 4yr onset, Pakistani

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0002151, HP:0001946, HP:0001942, HP:0001987

      CasePreviousTesting negative for NAGS and CPS1 genes.

      CaseGenotypingMethod sequence analysis of coding exons, including flanking intronic regions of CA5A and CA5B, was performed.

      Variant NM_001739.1:c.555+4_555+183del180bp

      CAID CA658820661

      VariantEvidence intronic splice site

      CaseAddInfo consanguineous

    1. P2

      Case# P2, M, 1mo onset, Indian

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001263, HP:0001250, HP:0001298, HP:0008344

      CasePreviousTesting Biochemical testing (Leu + Ile- 1235 Val- 591) on Tandem Mass Spectrometry (TMS) and/or abnormal metabolites (elevated BCKAs, 2-keto isocaproate, 3-hydroxy butyrate, 2-hydroxy isovalerate, 2-hydroxy caproate, 2-keto 3-methyl valerate) on a urinary organic acid profile using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC–MS) was performed to make the diagnosis.

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseMethod2 Direct

      CaseGenotypingMethod Coding regions as well as flanking exon–intron boundaries of genes (BCKDHA- 9 exons, BCKDHB- 10 exons, and DBT- 11 exons) were amplified by PCR. Bidirectional Sequencing on products

      Variant NM_000709.3(BCKDHA):c.844G>C (p.Asp282His)

      ClinVar 204377

      VariantEvidence none

      CaseAddInfo consanguineous

    2. P4

      Case#: P4, F, 13 days (onset)

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001250, HP:0007105

      CasePresentingHPOs (free text): TMS/GC-MS: Leu+Ile- 1810, Val- 275. Diagnosed with classic form of MSUD.

      CasePreviousTesting: Biochemical testing (elevated BCAAs) used to make diagnosis.

      CaseMethod1: PCR

      CaseMethod2: Sequencing

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genomic DNA extracted, coding regions (and flanking exon-intron boundaries) of BCKDHA, BCKDHB, and DBT were PCR-amplified, followed by bidirectional sequencing.

      Variant: NM_001918.3(DBT):c.939G>C (p.Lys313Asn) (homozygous)

      ClinVar: 94017

      gnomAD: MAF (South Asian) 9.747e-5

      VariantEvidence: None

    3. P15

      Case#: P15, F, 2 months (onset)

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001263, HP:0200134

      CasePresentingHPOs (free text): TMS/GC-MS: Leu+Ile- 517, Val- 315. Diagnosed with intermediate form of MSUD.

      CasePreviousTesting: Biochemical testing (elevated BCAAs) used to make diagnosis.

      CaseMethod1: PCR

      CaseMethod2: Sequencing

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genomic DNA extracted, coding regions (and flanking exon-intron boundaries) of BCKDHA, BCKDHB, and DBT were PCR-amplified, followed by bidirectional sequencing.

      Variant: NM_001918.3(DBT):c.939G>C (p.Lys313Asn) (homozygous)

      ClinVar: 94017

      gnomAD: MAF (South Asian) 9.747e-5

      VariantEvidence: None

    4. P15

      Case#: P15, F, 2 months (onset)

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001263, HP:0200134

      CasePresentingHPOs (free text): TMS/GC-MS: Leu+Ile- 517, Val- 315. Diagnosed with intermediate form of MSUD.

      CasePreviousTesting: Biochemical testing (elevated BCAAs) used to make diagnosis.

      CaseMethod1: PCR

      CaseMethod2: Sequencing

      CaseGenotypingMethod: Genomic DNA extracted, coding regions (and flanking exon-intron boundaries) of BCKDHA, BCKDHB, and DBT were PCR-amplified, followed by bidirectional sequencing.

      Variant: NM_001918.3(DBT):c.939G>C (p.Lys313Asn) (homozygous)

      ClinVar: 94017

      gnomAD: MAF (South Asian) 9.747e-5

      VariantEvidence: None

    1. 10334M19961 month1080<0.5SevereGoodW90X

      Case# Patient 10, Turkish, Male, 1mo diagnosis

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0004923

      CasePreviousTesting screened for BH4 deficiency using dried blood and urine spots, Final di-agnosis was made by measurements of neurotransmitter and pterinmetabolites in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and urine, in addition toDHPR enzyme activity, which was assessed in whole red bloodcells

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseMethod2 DGGE

      Variant NM_000320.2:c.350T>A(p.W90Ter)

      CAID CA356448578

      VariantEvidence null

    1. In family 2, a male child

      Case# F2-2:1, 38wk born, Russian

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001254, HP:0001824, HP:0001943, HP:0001942, HP:0000952, HP:0002789, HP:0002919

      CasePreviousTesting molecular analysis of CPS1 and NAGS did no reveal disease-causing mutations. Metabolic analysis (Table 1)

      CaseMethod1 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod Sanger of all seven CA5A exons

      Variant NM_001739.1(CA5A):c.555G>A (p.Lys185=)

      ClinVar 127088

      gnomAD 0.0004648 (Other), 0.0001554 (Overall)

      VariantEvidence RT-PCR amplifying exons 2-7 of CA5A (in proband and WT) generated different sized products. Sanger of smaller band revealed a deletion in exon 4 (Fig. 3).

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous, heterozygous parents

    2. In family 3, a male child

      Case# F3-2:5, Male, Pakistan, 13mon diagnosis

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001987, HP:0001942, HP:0001993, HP:0003128

      CasePreviousTesting meningo-encephalitis (cultures were negative). Further metabolic investigations are shown in Table 1.

      CaseMethod1 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod Sanger of CA5A exons

      Variant NM_001739.1(CA5A):c.619-3421_774+502del (p.Asp207_Gln258del)

      ClinVar 127089

      CaseAddInfo consanguineous, heterozygous parents checked with qtPCR

    3. In family 3, a male child

      Case# F3-2:5, Male, Pakistan, 13mon diagnosis

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001987, HP:0001942, HP:0001993, HP:0003128

      CasePreviousTesting meningo-encephalitis (cultures were negative). Further metabolic investigations are shown in Table 1.

      CaseMethod1 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod Sanger of CA5A exons

      Variant NM_001739.1(CA5A):c.619-3421_774+502del (p.Asp207_Gln258del)

      ClinVar 127089

      CaseAddInfo consanguineous, heterozygous parents checked with qtPCR

    1. GM-649

      Case# GM-649, M--1989 orginally

      CaseMethod1 Sanger

      CaseMethod2 PCR

      Variant NM_000709.3(BCKDHA):c.1312T>A (p.Tyr438Asn) , NM_000709.3:c.887_894del(p.Ile296ArgfsTer3)

      CAID 100009(miss), CA658820684(del)

      gnomAD miss=0.0001603(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00007284(Overall)

      VariantEvidence total BCKDH activity in fibroblast extracts from the patient (GM649) is < 10% of normal (Table 1) in 2703538

      CaseAddInfo in trans

      CasePMIDs 2703538, 1943689, 12888983

    1. 37

      Case37: 18 mo (at biopsy), Moroccan

      Case 37 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 0.5 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 0.5 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.683G>A (p.Arg228Gln)

      ClinVar: n/a

      CAID: CA3847070

      gnomAD: 0.00002905 (Latino)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations.

    2. 36

      Case36: 14 mo (at biopsy), Hispanic

      Case 36 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 0.7 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 0.8 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.406G>T (p.Val136Phe)

      ClinVar: n/a

      CAID: CA364404792

      gnomAD: n/a


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations. documented consanguinity.

    3. 35

      Case35: 5 y (at biopsy), Hispanic

      Case 35 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 0.5 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 0.7 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.322C>T (p.Arg108Cys)

      ClinVar: 1887

      CAID: CA249732

      gnomAD: 0.0008393 (Latino)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations.

    4. 33

      Case33: 9 mo (at biopsy), Hispanic

      Case 33 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 1.0 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 1.3 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.322C>T (p.Arg108Cys)

      ClinVar: 1887

      CAID: CA249732

      gnomAD: 0.0008393 (Latino)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations.

    5. 32

      Case32: 10 y (at biopsy), Arab

      Case 32 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 1.0 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 1.0 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.278G>A (p.Arg93His)

      ClinVar: 1880

      CAID: CA249728

      gnomAD: 0.0004777 (European- Finnish)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations. documented consanguinity.

    6. 34

      Case34: 3.5 wks (at biopsy), White/Hispanic

      Case 34 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 1.6 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 1.8 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.322C>T (p.Arg108Cys)

      ClinVar: 1887

      CAID: CA249732

      gnomAD: 0.0008393 (Latino)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations.

    7. 37

      Case37: 18 mo (at biopsy), Moroccan

      Case 37 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 0.5 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 0.5 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.683G>A (p.Arg228Gln)

      ClinVar: n/a

      CAID: CA3847070

      gnomAD: 0.00002905 (Latino)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations.

    8. 36

      Case36: 14 mo (at biopsy), Hispanic

      Case 36 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 0.7 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 0.8 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.406G>T (p.Val136Phe)

      ClinVar: n/a

      CAID: CA364404792

      gnomAD: n/a


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations. documented consanguinity.

    9. 35

      Case35: 5 y (at biopsy), Hispanic

      Case 35 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 0.5 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 0.7 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.322C>T (p.Arg108Cys)

      ClinVar: 1887

      CAID: CA249732

      gnomAD: 0.0008393 (Latino)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations.

    10. 33

      Case33: 9 mo (at biopsy), Hispanic

      Case 33 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 1.0 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 1.3 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.322C>T (p.Arg108Cys)

      ClinVar: 1887

      CAID: CA249732

      gnomAD: 0.0008393 (Latino)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations.

    11. 32

      Case32: 10 y (at biopsy), Arab

      Case 32 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 1.0 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 1.0 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.278G>A (p.Arg93His)

      ClinVar: 1880

      CAID: CA249728

      gnomAD: 0.0004777 (European- Finnish)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations. documented consanguinity.

    12. 34

      Case34: 3.5 wks (at biopsy), White/Hispanic

      Case 34 (Level 2)


      CasePreviousTesting: same as group. found 1.6 nmol/mg protein/18 h propionate incorporation, 1.8 nmol/mg/protein/18 h propionate incorporation with hydroxocobalamin supplementation

      CaseMethod1: same as group

      CaseMethod2: same as group

      CaseGenotypingMethod: same as group


      Variant1: NM_000255.3:c.322C>T (p.Arg108Cys)

      ClinVar: 1887

      CAID: CA249732

      gnomAD: 0.0008393 (Latino)


      CaseAddInfo: mut0 type, homozygous mutations.

    1. 4

      Case# Pat4, F, Chinese, 5day onset

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0008344, HP:0002013, HP:0011968, HP:0001250, HP:0001276, HP:0001279

      CasePreviousTesting Tested serum BCAAs

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseMethod2 Direct

      CaseGenotypingMethod exons and flanking intronic regions of the BCKDHA, BCKDHB and DBT genes were amplified using PCR and sequenced

      Variant NM_000709.3:c.178G>T, NM_000709.3:c.491T>C

      CAID CA406004676(c.178), CA406010453(c.491)

      CaseAddInfo mutations confirmed in parents by Sanger sequencing, Her elder brother was healthy. This patient presented with lethargy and feeding difficulty when she was 5 days old. She was admitted because of unconsciousness at the age of 5 months, and she was diagnosed with MSUD accompanied by metabolic acidosis, liver damage and hypermyotonia. Cerebral MRI showed abnormal signals in the left and right globus pallidus. Clinical improvement as well as improvement in the laboratory test results was observed after treatment. She is now 3 years and 11 months old with severe psychomotor retardation. She is still unable to walk or speak.

    2. 4

      Case# Pat4, F, Chinese, 5day onset

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0008344, HP:0002013, HP:0011968, HP:0001250, HP:0001276, HP:0001279

      CasePreviousTesting Tested serum BCAAs

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseMethod2 Direct

      CaseGenotypingMethod exons and flanking intronic regions of the BCKDHA, BCKDHB and DBT genes were amplified using PCR and sequenced

      Variant NM_000709.3:c.178G>T, NM_000709.3:c.491T>C

      CAID CA406004676(c.178), CA406010453(c.491)

      CaseAddInfo mutations confirmed in parents by Sanger sequencing, Her elder brother was healthy. This patient presented with lethargy and feeding difficulty when she was 5 days old. She was admitted because of unconsciousness at the age of 5 months, and she was diagnosed with MSUD accompanied by metabolic acidosis, liver damage and hypermyotonia. Cerebral MRI showed abnormal signals in the left and right globus pallidus. Clinical improvement as well as improvement in the laboratory test results was observed after treatment. She is now 3 years and 11 months old with severe psychomotor retardation. She is still unable to walk or speak.

    1. Patient1 (Pt1)

      Case# Pt1, female, 16yo diagnosis, French

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001433, HP:0001263, HP:0001252, HP:0001395, HP:0000744, HP:0000718, HP:0000713, HP:0001397, HP:0003651, HP:0012465, HP:0001999, HP:0003155, HP:0003124, HP:0010837, HP:0011967, HP:0012852 (Hepatosplenomgaly, Psychomotor delay, Hypotonia, Hepatic fibrosis, Low tolerance to frustration, Aggressiveness, Agitation, Hepatic steatosis, Foamy histiocytes, Increased liver iron, Dysmorphic facies, Elevated alkaline phosphatase, High cholesterol, Decreased ceruloplasmin, Copper deficiency, Hepatic bridging fibrosis)

      HPOsFreeText Hepatospenomegaly and cholestasis(spontaneously resolved) (neonate); Elevated liver enzymes, psychomotor delay, hypotonia(6mo); liver cytolysis, portal-to-portal bridging fibrosis without regenerative nodules, fatty hepatocytes, foamy histiocytes, and iron overload(4yo); behavioral issues, dysmorphic features, elevated relative exchangeable and urinary copper and other metabolic abnormalities(13yo);enlarged portal tracts and liver tissue abnormalities (Fig1)

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0200032 (Kayser-Fleischer ring)

      CasePreviousTesting Negative for NPC and Wilson disease(ATP7B variants) as well as TMEM199 variants. Metabolic results: ASAT 56 U/L, ALAT 45 U/L [N < 40 U/L]; ALP 196 U/L [N < 119 U/L], cholesterol 5.50 mmol/L [N < 5.20 mmol/L], ceruloplasmin 0.55 μmol/L [N = 2–4.5 μmol/L], total copper 5.44 μmol/L [N = 12.5–22.5 μmol/L], y-gutamyltransferase, bilirubin, CK, glucose, lactic acid, plasma amino acids, urinary organic acids, and lysosomal acid lipase were normal, Bis(Monoacylglycero)Phosphate was also elevated.

      CaseMethod1 Direct sequencing

      CaseMethod2 n/a

      CaseGenotypingMethod Sequenced CCDC115 and TMEM199 in patients and parents

      Variant (1) NM_032357.3(CCDC115):c.92T>C (p.Leu31Ser) (2) NM_032357.3:c.19C>T(p.Arg7Ter)

      ClinVar (1) 218967 (2) n/a

      CAID (2) CA1871401

      gnomAD (1) 0.00002384(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001086(Total) (2) 0.00002691(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001220(Total)

      VariantEvidence see note on Fig 2

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous

      CasePMIDs 26833332

    2. Patient 2 (Pt2)

      Case# Pt2, male, 20yo report, French

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0200123, HP:0003155, HP:0003236, HP:0003124, HP:0003141, HP:0010837, HP:0006580, HP:0012852, HP:0025321 (Chronic Hepatitis, Elevated alkaline phosphatase, Elevated CK, High cholesterol, Elevated LDL cholesterol, Decreased ceruloplasmin, Portal fibrosis, Hepatic bridging fibrosis, Liver copper accumulation)

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0002240, HP:0001744, HP:0001999, HP:0200032 (Hepatomegaly, Splenomegaly, Dysmorphic facies, Kayser-Fleischer ring)

      CasePreviousTesting Negative for NPC and Wilson disease(ATP7B variants) as well as TMEM199 variants. Metabolic workup: ALAT 154 U/L, ASAT 137 U/L [N < 40 U/L] for >6 months, GGT was normal, ALP 218 U/L [N < 119 U/L], CK 519 U/L [N < 190 U/L], cholesterol 8.16 mmol/L [N < 5.7 mmol/L], ceruloplasmin 0.54 μmol/L [N = 2–4.5 μmol/L], normal urinary copper, REC 19% [N = 3.0–8.1%], liver copper 2.47 μmol/g, [N = 0.3–0.9 μmol/g]

      CaseMethod1 Direct sequencing

      CaseMethod2 n/a

      CaseGenotypingMethod Sequenced CCDC115 and TMEM199 in patients and parents

      Variant (1) NM_032357.3(CCDC115):c.92T>C (p.Leu31Ser) (2) NM_032357.3:c.38T>C(p.Leu13Pro)

      ClinVar (1) 218967 (2) n/a

      CAID (2) CA348488009

      gnomAD (1) 0.00002384(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001086(Total) (2) n/a

      VariantEvidence see note on Fig 2

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous

      CasePMIDs 26833332

    3. Patient 3

      Case# Pt3, male, 16yo diagnosis, French

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0009062, HP:0001433, HP:0001396, HP:0003124, HP:0012852, HP:0001414, HP:0011924, HP:0001409, HP:0001394, HP:0011343, HP:0002342, HP:0003236, HP:0001315, HP:0010837, HP:0010836 (Infantile axial hypotonia, Hepatosplenomegaly, Cholestasis, High cholesterol, Hepatic bridging fibrosis, Microvesicular hepatic steatosis, Mitochondrial complex III deficiency, Portal hypertension, Cirrhosis, Moderate global developmental delay, Moderate ID, Elevated CK, Absent deep tendon reflexes Decreased ceruloplasmin, Abnormal copper homeostasis)

      HPOsFreeText Hepatosplenomegaly and choleostasis reported at birth. Enlarged portal tracts, focal portal inflammation, loss of interlobular ducts in 1/3 of portal tracts and proliferation of bile ductules, lobular steatosis

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0003200 (Ragged red fibers)

      NotHPOsFreeText foamy hepatoocytes, bile plug

      CasePreviousTesting Negative for NPC, Gaucher and Wilson disease(ATP7B variants) as well as TMEM199 variants. Excluded acid lipase deficiency. Negative for disease causing variants in any known genes involved in mitochondrial metabolism. Ruled out type IV glycogen storage disease. Metabolic results: cholesterol 9.92 mmol/L [N < 5.2 mmol/L], ceruloplasmin 0.09 g/L [N = 0.2–0.5 g/L], REC 18% [N = 3.0–8.1%], normal serum(4.16 μmol/L) and exchangeable copper(0.75 μmol/L). Glycogen and cytochrome oxidases were normal.

      CaseMethod1 Exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2 n/a

      CaseGenotypingMethod Exome sequenced patient DNA, direct sequenced CCDC115 and TMEM199 in parents

      Variant (1) NM_032357.3(CCDC115):c.92T>C (p.Leu31Ser) (2) NM_032357.3:c.19C>T(p.Arg7Ter)

      ClinVar (1) 218967 (2) n/a

      CAID (2) CA1871401

      gnomAD (1) 0.00002384(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001086(Total) (2) 0.00002691(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001220(Total)

      VariantEvidence see note on Fig 2

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous

      CasePMIDs 26833332

    4. Patient1 (Pt1)

      Case# Pt1, female, 16yo diagnosis, French

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001433, HP:0001263, HP:0001252, HP:0001395, HP:0000744, HP:0000718, HP:0000713, HP:0001397, HP:0003651, HP:0012465, HP:0001999, HP:0003155, HP:0003124, HP:0010837, HP:0011967, HP:0012852 (Hepatosplenomgaly, Psychomotor delay, Hypotonia, Hepatic fibrosis, Low tolerance to frustration, Aggressiveness, Agitation, Hepatic steatosis, Foamy histiocytes, Increased liver iron, Dysmorphic facies, Elevated alkaline phosphatase, High cholesterol, Decreased ceruloplasmin, Copper deficiency, Hepatic bridging fibrosis)

      HPOsFreeText Hepatospenomegaly and cholestasis(spontaneously resolved) (neonate); Elevated liver enzymes, psychomotor delay, hypotonia(6mo); liver cytolysis, portal-to-portal bridging fibrosis without regenerative nodules, fatty hepatocytes, foamy histiocytes, and iron overload(4yo); behavioral issues, dysmorphic features, elevated relative exchangeable and urinary copper and other metabolic abnormalities(13yo);enlarged portal tracts and liver tissue abnormalities (Fig1)

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0200032 (Kayser-Fleischer ring)

      CasePreviousTesting Negative for NPC and Wilson disease(ATP7B variants) as well as TMEM199 variants. Metabolic results: ASAT 56 U/L, ALAT 45 U/L [N < 40 U/L]; ALP 196 U/L [N < 119 U/L], cholesterol 5.50 mmol/L [N < 5.20 mmol/L], ceruloplasmin 0.55 μmol/L [N = 2–4.5 μmol/L], total copper 5.44 μmol/L [N = 12.5–22.5 μmol/L], y-gutamyltransferase, bilirubin, CK, glucose, lactic acid, plasma amino acids, urinary organic acids, and lysosomal acid lipase were normal, Bis(Monoacylglycero)Phosphate was also elevated.

      CaseMethod1 Direct sequencing

      CaseMethod2 n/a

      CaseGenotypingMethod Sequenced CCDC115 and TMEM199 in patients and parents

      Variant (1) NM_032357.3(CCDC115):c.92T>C (p.Leu31Ser) (2) NM_032357.3:c.19C>T(p.Arg7Ter)

      ClinVar (1) 218967 (2) n/a

      CAID (2) CA1871401

      gnomAD (1) 0.00002384(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001086(Total) (2) 0.00002691(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001220(Total)

      VariantEvidence see note on Fig 2

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous

      CasePMIDs 26833332

    5. Patient 2 (Pt2)

      Case# Pt2, male, 20yo report, French

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0200123, HP:0003155, HP:0003236, HP:0003124, HP:0003141, HP:0010837, HP:0006580, HP:0012852, HP:0025321 (Chronic Hepatitis, Elevated alkaline phosphatase, Elevated CK, High cholesterol, Elevated LDL cholesterol, Decreased ceruloplasmin, Portal fibrosis, Hepatic bridging fibrosis, Liver copper accumulation)

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0002240, HP:0001744, HP:0001999, HP:0200032 (Hepatomegaly, Splenomegaly, Dysmorphic facies, Kayser-Fleischer ring)

      CasePreviousTesting Negative for NPC and Wilson disease(ATP7B variants) as well as TMEM199 variants. Metabolic workup: ALAT 154 U/L, ASAT 137 U/L [N < 40 U/L] for >6 months, GGT was normal, ALP 218 U/L [N < 119 U/L], CK 519 U/L [N < 190 U/L], cholesterol 8.16 mmol/L [N < 5.7 mmol/L], ceruloplasmin 0.54 μmol/L [N = 2–4.5 μmol/L], normal urinary copper, REC 19% [N = 3.0–8.1%], liver copper 2.47 μmol/g, [N = 0.3–0.9 μmol/g]

      CaseMethod1 Direct sequencing

      CaseMethod2 n/a

      CaseGenotypingMethod Sequenced CCDC115 and TMEM199 in patients and parents

      Variant (1) NM_032357.3(CCDC115):c.92T>C (p.Leu31Ser) (2) NM_032357.3:c.38T>C(p.Leu13Pro)

      ClinVar (1) 218967 (2) n/a

      CAID (2) CA348488009

      gnomAD (1) 0.00002384(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001086(Total) (2) n/a

      VariantEvidence see note on Fig 2

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous

      CasePMIDs 26833332

    6. Patient 3

      Case# Pt3, male, 16yo diagnosis, French

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0009062, HP:0001433, HP:0001396, HP:0003124, HP:0012852, HP:0001414, HP:0011924, HP:0001409, HP:0001394, HP:0011343, HP:0002342, HP:0003236, HP:0001315, HP:0010837, HP:0010836 (Infantile axial hypotonia, Hepatosplenomegaly, Cholestasis, High cholesterol, Hepatic bridging fibrosis, Microvesicular hepatic steatosis, Mitochondrial complex III deficiency, Portal hypertension, Cirrhosis, Moderate global developmental delay, Moderate ID, Elevated CK, Absent deep tendon reflexes Decreased ceruloplasmin, Abnormal copper homeostasis)

      HPOsFreeText Hepatosplenomegaly and choleostasis reported at birth. Enlarged portal tracts, focal portal inflammation, loss of interlobular ducts in 1/3 of portal tracts and proliferation of bile ductules, lobular steatosis

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0003200 (Ragged red fibers)

      NotHPOsFreeText foamy hepatoocytes, bile plug

      CasePreviousTesting Negative for NPC, Gaucher and Wilson disease(ATP7B variants) as well as TMEM199 variants. Excluded acid lipase deficiency. Negative for disease causing variants in any known genes involved in mitochondrial metabolism. Ruled out type IV glycogen storage disease. Metabolic results: cholesterol 9.92 mmol/L [N < 5.2 mmol/L], ceruloplasmin 0.09 g/L [N = 0.2–0.5 g/L], REC 18% [N = 3.0–8.1%], normal serum(4.16 μmol/L) and exchangeable copper(0.75 μmol/L). Glycogen and cytochrome oxidases were normal.

      CaseMethod1 Exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2 n/a

      CaseGenotypingMethod Exome sequenced patient DNA, direct sequenced CCDC115 and TMEM199 in parents

      Variant (1) NM_032357.3(CCDC115):c.92T>C (p.Leu31Ser) (2) NM_032357.3:c.19C>T(p.Arg7Ter)

      ClinVar (1) 218967 (2) n/a

      CAID (2) CA1871401

      gnomAD (1) 0.00002384(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001086(Total) (2) 0.00002691(European (Non-Finnish)), 0.00001220(Total)

      VariantEvidence see note on Fig 2

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous

      CasePMIDs 26833332

    1. 3-1

      Case# Subject 3-1, male, 11yo, Pakistani

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0000750, HP:0011342, HP:0000286, HP:0000431, HP:0000490, HP:0000717, HP:0007302, HP:0000218, HP:0001500, HP:0001837, HP:0002650, HP:0001249, HP:0001252, HP:0000717 (Speech delay, Mild global developmental delay, Epicanthus, Broad nasal bridge, Deep set eyes, Bipolar disorder, High palate, Broad fingers, Broad toes, Scoliosis, Intellectual Disability, Hypotonia, Autism)

      HPOFreeText: mild speech/motor/cognitive delay, mild prominence of lateral ventricles, mild scoliosis, mild-moderate hypotonia

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0002376, HP:0001250 (Developmental regression, Seizures)

      NotHPOFreeText: Ventillator dependence

      CasePreviousTesting Variants previously reported with a minor allele frequency > 1% were excluded. WES for additional compound-heterozygous, X-linked, or heterozygous de novo variants was negative.

      CaseMethod1 WES

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod WES on all families, confirmed heterozygous/compound heterozygous with Sanger. Sanger on individuals with an affected family member. Parents confirmed heterozygous for childrens' variants

      Variant NM_001163435.2:c.1652T>C(p.Leu551Pro), homozygous

      ClinVar n/a

      CAID CA357822100

      gnomAD n/a

      VariantEvidence n/a

      CaseAddInfo consanguinity

      CasePMIDs n/a

    2. 1-1

      Case# Subject 1-1, male, 5yo died, Saudi

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001558, HP:0000750, HP:0011344, HP:0002283, HP:0006829, HP:0001250, HP:0000340, HP:0000414, HP:0010804, HP:0000582, HP:0000496, HP:0002099, HP:0000964, HP:0001249 (Decreased fetal movement, Speech delay, Severe global developmental delay, Diffuse brain atrophy, Severe hypotonia, Seizures, Sloping forehead, Bulbous nose, Tented upper lip, Upslanted palpebral fissure, Abnormality of eye movement, Asthma, Eczema, Intellectual disability)

      HPOFreeText: Oligohydramnios, Abnormal white matter signal intensity, Delayed reflexes

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0002376 (Developmental regression)

      NotHPOFreeText: Ventilator dependence

      CasePreviousTesting Variants previously reported with a minor allele frequency > 1% were excluded. WES for additional compound-heterozygous, X-linked, or heterozygous de novo variants was negative. Included in previous study based on a neurogenetic diagnosis, positive family history, consanguineous parents, and no candidate genes identified by autozygosity mapping.

      CaseMethod1 WES

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod WES on all families, confirmed heterozygous/compound heterozygous with Sanger. Sanger on individuals with an affected family member. Parents confirmed heterozygous for childrens' variants

      Variant NM_033115.4(TBCK):c.1708+1G>A, homozygous

      ClinVar 183338

      gnomAD 0.00006693(European(Non-Finnish)), 0.00003244(total)

      VariantEvidence (Fig 2A) Western blot: TBCK expression reduced in patient fibroblasts by 78%.

      CaseAddInfo Consanguinity

      CasePMIDs 25558065

    3. 3-1

      Case# Subject 3-1, male, 11yo, Pakistani

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0000750, HP:0011342, HP:0000286, HP:0000431, HP:0000490, HP:0000717, HP:0007302, HP:0000218, HP:0001500, HP:0001837, HP:0002650, HP:0001249, HP:0001252, HP:0000717 (Speech delay, Mild global developmental delay, Epicanthus, Broad nasal bridge, Deep set eyes, Bipolar disorder, High palate, Broad fingers, Broad toes, Scoliosis, Intellectual Disability, Hypotonia, Autism)

      HPOFreeText: mild speech/motor/cognitive delay, mild prominence of lateral ventricles, mild scoliosis, mild-moderate hypotonia

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0002376, HP:0001250 (Developmental regression, Seizures)

      NotHPOFreeText: Ventillator dependence

      CasePreviousTesting Variants previously reported with a minor allele frequency > 1% were excluded. WES for additional compound-heterozygous, X-linked, or heterozygous de novo variants was negative.

      CaseMethod1 WES

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod WES on all families, confirmed heterozygous/compound heterozygous with Sanger. Sanger on individuals with an affected family member. Parents confirmed heterozygous for childrens' variants

      Variant NM_001163435.2:c.1652T>C(p.Leu551Pro), homozygous

      ClinVar n/a

      CAID CA357822100

      gnomAD n/a

      VariantEvidence n/a

      CaseAddInfo consanguinity

      CasePMIDs n/a

    4. 1-1

      Case# Subject 1-1, male, 5yo died, Saudi

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001558, HP:0000750, HP:0011344, HP:0002283, HP:0006829, HP:0001250, HP:0000340, HP:0000414, HP:0010804, HP:0000582, HP:0000496, HP:0002099, HP:0000964, HP:0001249 (Decreased fetal movement, Speech delay, Severe global developmental delay, Diffuse brain atrophy, Severe hypotonia, Seizures, Sloping forehead, Bulbous nose, Tented upper lip, Upslanted palpebral fissure, Abnormality of eye movement, Asthma, Eczema, Intellectual disability)

      HPOFreeText: Oligohydramnios, Abnormal white matter signal intensity, Delayed reflexes

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0002376 (Developmental regression)

      NotHPOFreeText: Ventilator dependence

      CasePreviousTesting Variants previously reported with a minor allele frequency > 1% were excluded. WES for additional compound-heterozygous, X-linked, or heterozygous de novo variants was negative. Included in previous study based on a neurogenetic diagnosis, positive family history, consanguineous parents, and no candidate genes identified by autozygosity mapping.

      CaseMethod1 WES

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod WES on all families, confirmed heterozygous/compound heterozygous with Sanger. Sanger on individuals with an affected family member. Parents confirmed heterozygous for childrens' variants

      Variant NM_033115.4(TBCK):c.1708+1G>A, homozygous

      ClinVar 183338

      gnomAD 0.00006693(European(Non-Finnish)), 0.00003244(total)

      VariantEvidence (Fig 2A) Western blot: TBCK expression reduced in patient fibroblasts by 78%.

      CaseAddInfo Consanguinity

      CasePMIDs 25558065

    1. All nine affected individuals presented with various skeletal dysplasias. In four families (A and C–E), X-rays revealed severe platyspondyly leading to disproportionate stature (Figure 1). Lumbar gibbus and kyphoscoliosis were observed in families C and D, respectively. Three individuals (from families D and E) had cervical malformations and a hypoplastic odontoid peg with cervical instability. Short stature was also present in families A and B but appeared to be the result of limb shortening. Metaphyseal abnormalities of the long bones were found in families A and E, whereas families B–D showed epiphyseal abnormalities (Figure 1). Brachydactyly was observed in affected individuals from families A, B, and D. In addition to showing skeletal abnormalities, all affected individuals in families B and C had intellectual disability (ID). This could not be assessed for individuals A:II-1, E:II-1, and E:II-2 because of their early death at 7 weeks, 6 months, and 10 months of age, respectively. Both siblings of family B were severely disabled and unable to speak and are currently wheelchair bound. Dysmorphic facial features were non-discriminatingly mild but included coarse facial features, a prominent nose, and full cheeks in almost all affected individuals (Figure S1). A single palmar crease was also observed in six of nine affected individuals. A striking phenotype present in three of the five families was T-cell-negative SCID. Affected individuals from families A and B showed a lack of T cells, whereas B cell numbers were normal (Figure 4). Family E showed idiopathic CD4+ lymphopenia and an absolute lack of naive T cells (both CD4+CD45RA+ and CD8+CD45RA+ T cells were missing). In families B and E, a typical skin rash prompted further evaluation of the blood cells. Maternal T cells were excluded, and the oligoclonal T cell reaction found in the presence of eosinophilia was compatible with an Omenn-like presentation of SCID.1,2 Worth mentioning are also the liver cysts seen in affected individuals from families A and E. Although the phenotypes were widely variable and partly contrasting (e.g., severe versus no ID, severe versus mild platyspondyly, and epiphyseal versus metaphyseal changes), all major malformations and features occurred in three organ systems only: the immune system, the skeleton, and the neurological system. All together, we classify these five families as having phenotypic variability of an EXTL3-related neuro-immuno-skeletal dysplasia phenotype. The affected individuals from families A and E died in early infancy, whereas the others are currently between 2 and 38 years of age. Individual III-1 from family D died at 30 years of age from a unknown cause. Table 1 gives an overview of the most affected organ systems in all affected individuals. Detailed case reports and clinical data for each affected individual can be found in the Supplemental Note.

      Case 1: Family A: AII-1, female

      Born at 37 weeks, consanguineous family, APGAR = 9, tachypnea developed shortly after birth. At 20 weeks, skeletal abnormalities and kidney and liver cysts were detected. Died at 7 weeks from renal insufficiency.

      HPO Terms: HP:0002652, HP:0001999, HP:0002789, HP:0005562, HP:0001407, HP:0009826, HP:0000926, HP:0001156, HP:0000085, HP:0000083, HP:0002079, HP:0002119, HP:0030747, HP:0011839

      Previous Testing: Found autosomal recessive variant in CHST9 (MIM: 610191; c.1133A>G [p.Asn378Ser] [GenBank: NM_031422])

      Genotyping Method: WES, CNV performed on WES data, EXTL3 fibroblast localization tested and compared to non-affected controls using immunocytochemistry

      Variant: p.Arg513Cys, g.28575113, c.1537C>T

      ClinVar ID: n/a

      gnomAD: http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/8-28575113-C-T

      Inheritance: autosomal recessive

      Variant Evidence:

    2. All nine affected individuals presented with various skeletal dysplasias. In four families (A and C–E), X-rays revealed severe platyspondyly leading to disproportionate stature (Figure 1). Lumbar gibbus and kyphoscoliosis were observed in families C and D, respectively. Three individuals (from families D and E) had cervical malformations and a hypoplastic odontoid peg with cervical instability. Short stature was also present in families A and B but appeared to be the result of limb shortening. Metaphyseal abnormalities of the long bones were found in families A and E, whereas families B–D showed epiphyseal abnormalities (Figure 1). Brachydactyly was observed in affected individuals from families A, B, and D. In addition to showing skeletal abnormalities, all affected individuals in families B and C had intellectual disability (ID). This could not be assessed for individuals A:II-1, E:II-1, and E:II-2 because of their early death at 7 weeks, 6 months, and 10 months of age, respectively. Both siblings of family B were severely disabled and unable to speak and are currently wheelchair bound. Dysmorphic facial features were non-discriminatingly mild but included coarse facial features, a prominent nose, and full cheeks in almost all affected individuals (Figure S1). A single palmar crease was also observed in six of nine affected individuals. A striking phenotype present in three of the five families was T-cell-negative SCID. Affected individuals from families A and B showed a lack of T cells, whereas B cell numbers were normal (Figure 4). Family E showed idiopathic CD4+ lymphopenia and an absolute lack of naive T cells (both CD4+CD45RA+ and CD8+CD45RA+ T cells were missing). In families B and E, a typical skin rash prompted further evaluation of the blood cells. Maternal T cells were excluded, and the oligoclonal T cell reaction found in the presence of eosinophilia was compatible with an Omenn-like presentation of SCID.1,2 Worth mentioning are also the liver cysts seen in affected individuals from families A and E. Although the phenotypes were widely variable and partly contrasting (e.g., severe versus no ID, severe versus mild platyspondyly, and epiphyseal versus metaphyseal changes), all major malformations and features occurred in three organ systems only: the immune system, the skeleton, and the neurological system. All together, we classify these five families as having phenotypic variability of an EXTL3-related neuro-immuno-skeletal dysplasia phenotype. The affected individuals from families A and E died in early infancy, whereas the others are currently between 2 and 38 years of age. Individual III-1 from family D died at 30 years of age from a unknown cause. Table 1 gives an overview of the most affected organ systems in all affected individuals. Detailed case reports and clinical data for each affected individual can be found in the Supplemental Note.

      Case 1: Family A: AII-1, female

      Born at 37 weeks, consanguineous family, APGAR = 9, tachypnea developed shortly after birth. At 20 weeks, skeletal abnormalities and kidney and liver cysts were detected. Died at 7 weeks from renal insufficiency.

      HPO Terms: HP:0002652, HP:0001999, HP:0002789, HP:0005562, HP:0001407, HP:0009826, HP:0000926, HP:0001156, HP:0000085, HP:0000083, HP:0002079, HP:0002119, HP:0030747, HP:0011839

      Previous Testing: Found autosomal recessive variant in CHST9 (MIM: 610191; c.1133A>G [p.Asn378Ser] [GenBank: NM_031422])

      Genotyping Method: WES, CNV performed on WES data, EXTL3 fibroblast localization tested and compared to non-affected controls using immunocytochemistry

      Variant: p.Arg513Cys, g.28575113, c.1537C>T

      ClinVar ID: n/a

      gnomAD: http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/8-28575113-C-T

      Inheritance: autosomal recessive

      Variant Evidence:

    1. P7

      Case# P7, 2yo report

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0005528, HP:0001873

      CasePreviousTesting genes related to MDS/inherited bone marrow failure syndromes was performed in patients, negative for this patient

      CaseMethod1 NGS

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod NGS then variant confirmed with Sanger

      Variant NM_152703.4(SAMD9L):c.2640C>A (p.His880Gln)

      ClinVar 242372

      CaseAddInfo transient monosomy 7 with somatic mutation of new variant NM_152703.3:c.3951_3955del (p.Ser1317ArgfsTer21) - CA658820702

    2. P5

      Case# P5, 7yo report

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0005528, HP:0001873

      CasePreviousTesting genes related to MDS/inherited bone marrow failure syndromes was performed in patients, negative for this patient

      CaseMethod1 NGS

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod NGS then variant confirmed with Sanger

      Variant NM_152703.4(SAMD9L):c.2956C>T (p.Arg986Cys)

      ClinVar 446530

      VariantEvidence (Figure 5) 293FT cells transfected with p.Arg986Cys showed more limited cell proliferation than WT SAMD9L in 28202457

      CaseAddInfo "The HLA-identical brother of P5 was thoroughly evaluated as a potential bone marrow donor. He was clinically healthy and had a normal complete blood count, but he did not qualify as a donor because of hypocellular bone marrow with mild dysplastic features. He was also a carrier of the p.R986C mutation."

    3. P7

      Case# P7, 2yo report

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0005528, HP:0001873

      CasePreviousTesting genes related to MDS/inherited bone marrow failure syndromes was performed in patients, negative for this patient

      CaseMethod1 NGS

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod NGS then variant confirmed with Sanger

      Variant NM_152703.4(SAMD9L):c.2640C>A (p.His880Gln)

      ClinVar 242372

      CaseAddInfo transient monosomy 7 with somatic mutation of new variant NM_152703.3:c.3951_3955del (p.Ser1317ArgfsTer21) - CA658820702

    4. P5

      Case# P5, 7yo report

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0005528, HP:0001873

      CasePreviousTesting genes related to MDS/inherited bone marrow failure syndromes was performed in patients, negative for this patient

      CaseMethod1 NGS

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod NGS then variant confirmed with Sanger

      Variant NM_152703.4(SAMD9L):c.2956C>T (p.Arg986Cys)

      ClinVar 446530

      VariantEvidence (Figure 5) 293FT cells transfected with p.Arg986Cys showed more limited cell proliferation than WT SAMD9L in 28202457

      CaseAddInfo "The HLA-identical brother of P5 was thoroughly evaluated as a potential bone marrow donor. He was clinically healthy and had a normal complete blood count, but he did not qualify as a donor because of hypocellular bone marrow with mild dysplastic features. He was also a carrier of the p.R986C mutation."

    1. Subject 3

      Case# Subject 3, F, 5mo onset, Hispanic

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0002910, HP:0001942, HP:0003201, HP:0001664, HP:0002878, HP:0001663, HP:0001249, HP:0001250, HP:0008619, HP:0100295, HP:0001260, HP:0004756, HP:0001259, HP:0012734, HP:0002151, HP:0003236, HP:0002307, HP:0000252, HP:0004322, HP:0004325, HP:0002058, HP:0002136

      HPOcont: Elevated Transaminases, Metabolic acidosis, Rhabdomyolysis, Torsade de pointes, Respiratory Failure, Ventricular fibrillation, Intellectual Disability, Seizures, Bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment, Muscle fiber atrophy, Dysarthria, Ventricular tachycardia, Coma, Ketotic hypoglycemia, Elevated Lactate, Elevated CPK, Drooling, Microcephaly, Short Stature, Low body weight, Myopathic facies, Broad-based gait

      HPOFreeText: (5 months) coma, metabolic acidosis and rhabdomyolysis. (24 years) torsade de pointes, respiratory and multiorgan failure, ventricular fibrillation, epilepsy, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, intellectual disability and atrophic muscle fibers. She was ambulatory, some speech, drooling, myopathic facies, and wide-based gait. "Height and weight below the 5th percentile for age (weight 42.9 kg, height 147 cm), head circumference below 5th percentile for age (51.4 cm)."

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0002540, HP:0001987

      NotHPOcont: Non-ambulatory, Hyperammonemia

      CasePreviousTesting CPK elevated to 8,000 U/I on first episode, then 22,000 U/I during most severe episode.

      CaseMethod1 WES

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod WES and cSNP results confirmed with Sanger

      Variant (1) NM_152906.6:c.460G>A (p.Gly154Arg)

      ClinVar (1) 208823

      CAID (1) CA358646

      gnomAD (1) 0.001549(Other), 0.0001208(Overall)

      VariantEvidence (Figure 3) using "EBV-transformed B-lymphoblastoid cell lines (BLCLs) from another individual, subject 4 with homozygous c.460G>A (p.Gly154Arg) mutation, and evaluated the Golgi by intracellular staining with WGA, as well as cis Golgi marker, anti-GM130 antibody." WGA stain resolved lower area of golgi bodies in p.Gly154Arg cells than WT. Measured immunoglobulin heavy chain binding protein levels in WT and and patient fibroblasts, BiP levels in patient cells lower than WT after ER induced stress by Brefeldin A.

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous, parents confirmed heterozygotes

      CasePMIDs n/a

    2. Subject 3

      Case# Subject 3, F, 5mo onset, Hispanic

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0002910, HP:0001942, HP:0003201, HP:0001664, HP:0002878, HP:0001663, HP:0001249, HP:0001250, HP:0008619, HP:0100295, HP:0001260, HP:0004756, HP:0001259, HP:0012734, HP:0002151, HP:0003236, HP:0002307, HP:0000252, HP:0004322, HP:0004325, HP:0002058, HP:0002136

      HPOcont: Elevated Transaminases, Metabolic acidosis, Rhabdomyolysis, Torsade de pointes, Respiratory Failure, Ventricular fibrillation, Intellectual Disability, Seizures, Bilateral sensorineural hearing impairment, Muscle fiber atrophy, Dysarthria, Ventricular tachycardia, Coma, Ketotic hypoglycemia, Elevated Lactate, Elevated CPK, Drooling, Microcephaly, Short Stature, Low body weight, Myopathic facies, Broad-based gait

      HPOFreeText: (5 months) coma, metabolic acidosis and rhabdomyolysis. (24 years) torsade de pointes, respiratory and multiorgan failure, ventricular fibrillation, epilepsy, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, intellectual disability and atrophic muscle fibers. She was ambulatory, some speech, drooling, myopathic facies, and wide-based gait. "Height and weight below the 5th percentile for age (weight 42.9 kg, height 147 cm), head circumference below 5th percentile for age (51.4 cm)."

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0002540, HP:0001987

      NotHPOcont: Non-ambulatory, Hyperammonemia

      CasePreviousTesting CPK elevated to 8,000 U/I on first episode, then 22,000 U/I during most severe episode.

      CaseMethod1 WES

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod WES and cSNP results confirmed with Sanger

      Variant (1) NM_152906.6:c.460G>A (p.Gly154Arg)

      ClinVar (1) 208823

      CAID (1) CA358646

      gnomAD (1) 0.001549(Other), 0.0001208(Overall)

      VariantEvidence (Figure 3) using "EBV-transformed B-lymphoblastoid cell lines (BLCLs) from another individual, subject 4 with homozygous c.460G>A (p.Gly154Arg) mutation, and evaluated the Golgi by intracellular staining with WGA, as well as cis Golgi marker, anti-GM130 antibody." WGA stain resolved lower area of golgi bodies in p.Gly154Arg cells than WT. Measured immunoglobulin heavy chain binding protein levels in WT and and patient fibroblasts, BiP levels in patient cells lower than WT after ER induced stress by Brefeldin A.

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous, parents confirmed heterozygotes

      CasePMIDs n/a

    1. subject 10

      Case# Subject 10, female, 14yo, non-Hispanic

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0010535, HP:0002098, HP:0031064, HP:0000729, HP:0000750, HP:0001249, (Sleep apnea, Difficulty breathing, Impaired continence, Autism spectrum disorder, Speech delay, Intellectual disability)

      HPOFreeText: Phenotypes described postnatally.

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0001250, HP:0001252, HP:0000708, HP:0001285, HP:0007018, HP:0011968, HP:0000589, HP:0000648, HP:0000568, HP:0000659, HP:0000525, HP:0000581, HP:0000407, HP:0000453, HP:0410030, HP:0001629, HP:0001655, HP:0001643, HP:0010772, HP:0002020, HP:0002247, HP:0001734, HP:0002021, HP:0000076, HP:0000107, HP:0001159, HP:0001385, HP:0002650, HP:0002938, HP:0001511, HP:0011328, HP:0002007, HP:0000325, HP:0000534, HP:0000601, HP:0000316, HP:0000582, HP:0000494, HP:0045025, HP:0000286, HP:0000490, HP:0000598, HP:0004467, HP:0000414, HP:0000463, HP:0000319, HP:0012471, HP:0000160, HP:0000221, HP:0000164, HP:0000187, HP:0000218, HP:0000347, HP:0002557, HP:0003186, HP:0200055, HP:0004209, HP:0011297, HP:0001792, HP:0010490, HP:0000349, HP:0004532, HP:0000957 (Seizures, Hypotonia, Behavioral problems, Spastic quadriparesis, ADHD, Poor feeding, Coloboma, Optic atrophy, Microphthalmia, Peter's anomaly, Iris anomalies, Blepharophimosis, Sensorineural hearing loss, Choanal atresia, Cleft lip, Ventricular septal defect, Patent foramen ovale, Patent ductus arteriosus, Anomalous pulmonary venous return, Gastroesophageal reflux, Duodenal atresia, Annular pancreas, Pyloric stenosis, Vesicoureteral reflux, Cystic kidney, Syndactyly, Hip dysplasia, Scoliosis, Lumbar lordosis, Intrauterine growth retardation, Fontanel abnormality, Frontal bossing, Triangular face, Abnormal eyebrows, Hypotelorism, Hypertelorism, Upslanting palpebral fissures, Down-slanting palpebral fissures, Small palpebral fissures, Epicanthal folds, Deeply set eyes, Abnormal ears, Preauricular pits, Bulbous nose, Anteverted nares, Flat philtrum, Full lips, Small mouth, Furrowed tongue, Abnormal teeth, Broad alveolar ridges, High-arched palate, Micrognathia, Small nipples, Inverted nipples, Small hands, 5th finger clinodactyly, Digital Anomalies, Nail hypoplasia, Abnormal palmar creases, Widow's peak, Sacral hypertrichosis, Café Au Lait spots)

      CasePreviousTesting Screen for variants involved with Autism, de novo RERE variant was only result

      CaseMethod1 Exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2 sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod exome sequencing confirmed with sanger in patient and parents by Krumm et al.

      Variant NM_012102.3:c.2278C>T(p.Gln760Ter), de novo

      ClinVar n/a

      CAID CA338172916

      gnomAD n/a

      VariantEvidence n/a

      CaseAddInfo both parents tested

      CasePMIDs 25961944

    2. subject 10

      Case# Subject 10, female, 14yo, non-Hispanic

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0010535, HP:0002098, HP:0031064, HP:0000729, HP:0000750, HP:0001249, (Sleep apnea, Difficulty breathing, Impaired continence, Autism spectrum disorder, Speech delay, Intellectual disability)

      HPOFreeText: Phenotypes described postnatally.

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0001250, HP:0001252, HP:0000708, HP:0001285, HP:0007018, HP:0011968, HP:0000589, HP:0000648, HP:0000568, HP:0000659, HP:0000525, HP:0000581, HP:0000407, HP:0000453, HP:0410030, HP:0001629, HP:0001655, HP:0001643, HP:0010772, HP:0002020, HP:0002247, HP:0001734, HP:0002021, HP:0000076, HP:0000107, HP:0001159, HP:0001385, HP:0002650, HP:0002938, HP:0001511, HP:0011328, HP:0002007, HP:0000325, HP:0000534, HP:0000601, HP:0000316, HP:0000582, HP:0000494, HP:0045025, HP:0000286, HP:0000490, HP:0000598, HP:0004467, HP:0000414, HP:0000463, HP:0000319, HP:0012471, HP:0000160, HP:0000221, HP:0000164, HP:0000187, HP:0000218, HP:0000347, HP:0002557, HP:0003186, HP:0200055, HP:0004209, HP:0011297, HP:0001792, HP:0010490, HP:0000349, HP:0004532, HP:0000957 (Seizures, Hypotonia, Behavioral problems, Spastic quadriparesis, ADHD, Poor feeding, Coloboma, Optic atrophy, Microphthalmia, Peter's anomaly, Iris anomalies, Blepharophimosis, Sensorineural hearing loss, Choanal atresia, Cleft lip, Ventricular septal defect, Patent foramen ovale, Patent ductus arteriosus, Anomalous pulmonary venous return, Gastroesophageal reflux, Duodenal atresia, Annular pancreas, Pyloric stenosis, Vesicoureteral reflux, Cystic kidney, Syndactyly, Hip dysplasia, Scoliosis, Lumbar lordosis, Intrauterine growth retardation, Fontanel abnormality, Frontal bossing, Triangular face, Abnormal eyebrows, Hypotelorism, Hypertelorism, Upslanting palpebral fissures, Down-slanting palpebral fissures, Small palpebral fissures, Epicanthal folds, Deeply set eyes, Abnormal ears, Preauricular pits, Bulbous nose, Anteverted nares, Flat philtrum, Full lips, Small mouth, Furrowed tongue, Abnormal teeth, Broad alveolar ridges, High-arched palate, Micrognathia, Small nipples, Inverted nipples, Small hands, 5th finger clinodactyly, Digital Anomalies, Nail hypoplasia, Abnormal palmar creases, Widow's peak, Sacral hypertrichosis, Café Au Lait spots)

      CasePreviousTesting Screen for variants involved with Autism, de novo RERE variant was only result

      CaseMethod1 Exome sequencing

      CaseMethod2 sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod exome sequencing confirmed with sanger in patient and parents by Krumm et al.

      Variant NM_012102.3:c.2278C>T(p.Gln760Ter), de novo

      ClinVar n/a

      CAID CA338172916

      gnomAD n/a

      VariantEvidence n/a

      CaseAddInfo both parents tested

      CasePMIDs 25961944

    1. family B

      Family#PresentingHPOs HP:0001258, HP:0002460, HP:0007067, HP:0002395

      CountryOrigin Morocco

      Race White

      Family#Method1 WES

      Family#Method2 Sanger

      Affected 4

      Unaffected 3

      Segregations 4

      eLOD 1.93

      AddSegregationInfo consanguineous

      ProbandLabel FamilyB:IV-1 age of onset 35, Male

      Variant NM_001198868.1(CAPN1):c.1579C>T (p.Gln527Ter)

      ClinVar 225766

      FamilyAddInfo Fig 1

    2. family B

      Family#PresentingHPOs HP:0001258, HP:0002460, HP:0007067, HP:0002395

      CountryOrigin Morocco

      Race White

      Family#Method1 WES

      Family#Method2 Sanger

      Affected 4

      Unaffected 3

      Segregations 4

      eLOD 1.93

      AddSegregationInfo consanguineous

      ProbandLabel FamilyB:IV-1 age of onset 35, Male

      Variant NM_001198868.1(CAPN1):c.1579C>T (p.Gln527Ter)

      ClinVar 225766

      FamilyAddInfo Fig 1

    1. A 54-year-old female proband

      Case# Fam2Pat1, F, Turkish, 15yo onset

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0002061, HP:0002066, HP:0002070, HP:0001260, HP:0001310, HP:0000563, HP:0006986

      CasePreviousTesting Neurologic examination revealed severe spasticity in the lower and mild spasticity in the upper extremities, hyperactive deep tendon reflexes, bilateral extensor plantar responses, and patellar clonus. The Hoffmann sign was positive. She had bilateral mild dysmetria and dysdiadochokinesia. Nerve conduction studies, EMG, sensory evoked potential tests, and MRI did not reveal any pathology

      CaseMethod1 Whole Exome

      Variant NM_001198869.1:c.1176G>A

      CAID CA6093326

      VariantEvidence premature stop codon

      gnomAD 1.554e-05(European (Non-Finnish)), 8.513e-06(Overall)-Exac

    2. A 54-year-old female proband

      Case# Fam2Pat1, F, Turkish, 15yo onset

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0002061, HP:0002066, HP:0002070, HP:0001260, HP:0001310, HP:0000563, HP:0006986

      CasePreviousTesting Neurologic examination revealed severe spasticity in the lower and mild spasticity in the upper extremities, hyperactive deep tendon reflexes, bilateral extensor plantar responses, and patellar clonus. The Hoffmann sign was positive. She had bilateral mild dysmetria and dysdiadochokinesia. Nerve conduction studies, EMG, sensory evoked potential tests, and MRI did not reveal any pathology

      CaseMethod1 Whole Exome

      Variant NM_001198869.1:c.1176G>A

      CAID CA6093326

      VariantEvidence premature stop codon

      gnomAD 1.554e-05(European (Non-Finnish)), 8.513e-06(Overall)-Exac

    1. The index individual in family 2 (F2_IV:1)

      Family#PresentingHPOs HP:0001290, HP:0001508, HP:0001263

      HPOcont: Hypotonia, Failure to thrive, Global developmental delay

      FamilyNotHPOs HP:0000486, HP:0000639, HP:0004326, HP:0000252, HP:0002353

      NotHPOcont: Strabismus, Nystagmus, Cachexia, Microcephaly, EEG abnormality

      CountryOrigin Saudi Arabia

      Family#PreviousTesting Brain MRI showed normal parenchyma asnd myelination in F2 individuals, mild diffuse brain atrophy in F1_IV:5

      Family#Method1 Sanger

      Family#GenotypingMethod Exome sequencing on "one of the three affected members" then confirmed in remaining members with Sanger

      Affected 3

      Unaffected 7

      PublishedLOD 4.7 (Combined with Family 1)

      AddSegregationInfo consanguinity

      ProbandLabel F1_IV:5

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001263, HP:0001508, HP:0001290

      HPOcont: Global developmental delay, Failure to thrive, Hypotonia

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0001250

      NotHPOcount: Seizures

      Variant NM_032504.1(UNC80):c.3793C>T (p.Arg1265Ter)

      ClinVar 219188

      gnomAD 0.00004175(Latino), 0.000006613(Overall)

    2. The index individual in family 2 (F2_IV:1)

      Family#PresentingHPOs HP:0001290, HP:0001508, HP:0001263

      HPOcont: Hypotonia, Failure to thrive, Global developmental delay

      FamilyNotHPOs HP:0000486, HP:0000639, HP:0004326, HP:0000252, HP:0002353

      NotHPOcont: Strabismus, Nystagmus, Cachexia, Microcephaly, EEG abnormality

      CountryOrigin Saudi Arabia

      Family#PreviousTesting Brain MRI showed normal parenchyma asnd myelination in F2 individuals, mild diffuse brain atrophy in F1_IV:5

      Family#Method1 Sanger

      Family#GenotypingMethod Exome sequencing on "one of the three affected members" then confirmed in remaining members with Sanger

      Affected 3

      Unaffected 7

      PublishedLOD 4.7 (Combined with Family 1)

      AddSegregationInfo consanguinity

      ProbandLabel F1_IV:5

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001263, HP:0001508, HP:0001290

      HPOcont: Global developmental delay, Failure to thrive, Hypotonia

      CaseNotHPOs HP:0001250

      NotHPOcount: Seizures

      Variant NM_032504.1(UNC80):c.3793C>T (p.Arg1265Ter)

      ClinVar 219188

      gnomAD 0.00004175(Latino), 0.000006613(Overall)

    1. The proband was an 8-year-old female who died suddenly in 1997. Autopsy revealed signs of cardiac hypertrophy

      Case#: III-1

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001639 (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy); HP:0001645 (sudden cardiac death)

      CaseHPOFreeText:

      CaseNotHPOs:

      CaseNotHPOFreeText:

      CasePreviousTesting: None for the proband

      CaseMethod1:

      CaseMethod2:

      CaseGenotypingMethod: DNA extracted from paraffin-embedded spleen tissue, taken at autopsy, was subjected to PCR-amplification of TPM1 exon 5 followed by cycle sequencing to confirm presence of the familial TPM1 variant.

      Variant: NM_001018005.2(TPM1):c.554T>G (p.Leu185Arg)

      ClinVar: 31881

      CAID: CA019057

      gnomAD: 15-63060930-T-G has no data in gnomAD v4.0.0

      VariantEvidence: Chang, et al. 2005 (PMID:16043485) demonstrated in ATPase activity assays that myofibrils reconstituted with L185R mutant tropomyosin had an increased sensitivity to calcium compared to wild-type tropomyosin-reconstituted myofibrils.

      CaseAddInfo: No other genes were screened for mutations in this proband.

      CasePMIDs:

    2. The proband was an 8-year-old female who died suddenly in 1997. Autopsy revealed signs of cardiac hypertrophy

      Case#: III-1

      CasePresentingHPOs: HP:0001639 (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy); HP:0001645 (sudden cardiac death)

      CaseHPOFreeText:

      CaseNotHPOs:

      CaseNotHPOFreeText:

      CasePreviousTesting: None for the proband

      CaseMethod1:

      CaseMethod2:

      CaseGenotypingMethod: DNA extracted from paraffin-embedded spleen tissue, taken at autopsy, was subjected to PCR-amplification of TPM1 exon 5 followed by cycle sequencing to confirm presence of the familial TPM1 variant.

      Variant: NM_001018005.2(TPM1):c.554T>G (p.Leu185Arg)

      ClinVar: 31881

      CAID: CA019057

      gnomAD: 15-63060930-T-G has no data in gnomAD v4.0.0

      VariantEvidence: Chang, et al. 2005 (PMID:16043485) demonstrated in ATPase activity assays that myofibrils reconstituted with L185R mutant tropomyosin had an increased sensitivity to calcium compared to wild-type tropomyosin-reconstituted myofibrils.

      CaseAddInfo: No other genes were screened for mutations in this proband.

      CasePMIDs:

    1. For each patient, the summary of clinical and molecular data is tabulated in Supplementary Table 3. The synonymous variants identified for each patient are given in Supplementary Table 4.

      Proband - Case 21

      Male, Dx at 22 yrs, MWT=30mm, LVM=148mg/m2, LVEF=75%

      HP:0001639, HCM

      Varient: NM_145046.4(CALR3):c.1036A>G (p.I346V)

      Not in Clinvar

      ExAC Score: Overall 1.647e-05

    2. For each patient, the summary of clinical and molecular data is tabulated in Supplementary Table 3. The synonymous variants identified for each patient are given in Supplementary Table 4.

      Proband - Case 21

      Male, Dx at 22 yrs, MWT=30mm, LVM=148mg/m2, LVEF=75%

      HP:0001639, HCM

      Varient: NM_145046.4(CALR3):c.1036A>G (p.I346V)

      Not in Clinvar

      ExAC Score: Overall 1.647e-05

    1. The proband from Family B

      Case# Christensen B

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0011675 Arrhythmia, HP:0010872 T-Wave Inversion, HP:0005133 Right Ventricular Dilation, HP:0031317 Fatty replacement of ventricular myocardial tissue

      CasePreviousTesting amplicons were pre‐screened on a LightScanner High‐Resolution Melting Curve Analysis System

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseGenotypingMethod (PCR) amplification was performed for all TMEM43 exons and flanking introns.

      Variant NM_024334.2(TMEM43):c.1073C>T (p.Ser358Leu)

      ClinVar 734

      VariantEvidence Is there any??????

    2. He died of progressive heart failure aged 68 years. Genetic screening identified a splice site variant, c.705+ 7G> A. None of his family members carried the variant.

      Case# Christensen A, 59 diagnosis, male

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0004756 Ventricular Tachycardia, HP:0010872 T-Wave Inversion, HP:0005133 Right Ventricular Dilation, HP:0031317 Fatty replacement of ventricular myocardial tissue

      CasePreviousTesting amplicons were pre‐screened on a LightScanner High‐Resolution Melting Curve Analysis System

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseGenotypingMethod (PCR) amplification was performed for all TMEM43 exons and flanking introns.

      Variant NM_024334.2(TMEM43):c.705+7G>A

      ClinVar 46152

      gnomAD 0.0007554 link

      VariantEvidence N/A

    3. The proband from Family B

      Case# Christensen B

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0011675 Arrhythmia, HP:0010872 T-Wave Inversion, HP:0005133 Right Ventricular Dilation, HP:0031317 Fatty replacement of ventricular myocardial tissue

      CasePreviousTesting amplicons were pre‐screened on a LightScanner High‐Resolution Melting Curve Analysis System

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseGenotypingMethod (PCR) amplification was performed for all TMEM43 exons and flanking introns.

      Variant NM_024334.2(TMEM43):c.1073C>T (p.Ser358Leu)

      ClinVar 734

      VariantEvidence Is there any??????

    4. He died of progressive heart failure aged 68 years. Genetic screening identified a splice site variant, c.705+ 7G> A. None of his family members carried the variant.

      Case# Christensen A, 59 diagnosis, male

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0004756 Ventricular Tachycardia, HP:0010872 T-Wave Inversion, HP:0005133 Right Ventricular Dilation, HP:0031317 Fatty replacement of ventricular myocardial tissue

      CasePreviousTesting amplicons were pre‐screened on a LightScanner High‐Resolution Melting Curve Analysis System

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseGenotypingMethod (PCR) amplification was performed for all TMEM43 exons and flanking introns.

      Variant NM_024334.2(TMEM43):c.705+7G>A

      ClinVar 46152

      gnomAD 0.0007554 link

      VariantEvidence N/A

    1. c.169G>A

      Case# Baskin AT, Male

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0004756, HP:0002119, HP:0010872

      CasePreviousTesting patients referred to our high-risk hereditary heart disorders clinic for assessment of possible ARVC, as well as DNA-bearing blood or tissue samples sent for clinical ARVC gene-testing from other physicians, clinics or institutions to our CLIA-approved molecular genetics laboratory at the Hospital for Sick Children (listed on www.genetests.org).

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseGenotypingMethod direct sequence analysis of all exons and flanking intron sequences of DSP (MIM 125647), PKP2 (MIM 602861), DSC2 (MIM 125645), DSG2 (MIM 125671) and TMEM43.

      Variant NM_024334.2(TMEM43):c.169G>A (p.Ala57Thr)

      ClinVar 88981

      gnomAD 0.001381 link

    2. c.169G>A

      Case# Baskin AT, Male

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0004756, HP:0002119, HP:0010872

      CasePreviousTesting patients referred to our high-risk hereditary heart disorders clinic for assessment of possible ARVC, as well as DNA-bearing blood or tissue samples sent for clinical ARVC gene-testing from other physicians, clinics or institutions to our CLIA-approved molecular genetics laboratory at the Hospital for Sick Children (listed on www.genetests.org).

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseGenotypingMethod direct sequence analysis of all exons and flanking intron sequences of DSP (MIM 125647), PKP2 (MIM 602861), DSC2 (MIM 125645), DSG2 (MIM 125671) and TMEM43.

      Variant NM_024334.2(TMEM43):c.169G>A (p.Ala57Thr)

      ClinVar 88981

      gnomAD 0.001381 link

    1. o determine the frequency of MYOZ2 mutation in HCM, we screened all exons and exon–intron boundaries of MYOZ2 in 516 probands by direct sequencing. We detected another heterozygous missense A→G mutation at nucleotide 50 278 in a white proband who had 2 deceased siblings with HCM. The mutation changed amino acid isoleucine 246, a conserved amino acid, to methionine

      Case 2: male, Dx = n/a, variant identified via direct sequencing

      HP:0001712 (left ventricular hypertrophy)

      Variant: NM_016599.4(MYOZ2):c.738A>G (p.Ile246Met)

      non-LOF

      ClinVar ID: 30509, conflicting interpretations of pathogenicity,<br /> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/30509/

      ExAC Score: 0.001897, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/4-120107298-A-G

    2. The index case presented at 12 years of age with symptoms of diastolic heart failure and episodes of syncope (supplemental Table I available in the online data supplement available at http://circres.ahajournals.org.). She had severe left ventricular hypertrophy with a septal thickness of 3.2 cm, atrial fibrillation, and runs of ventricular tachycardia.

      Case: Family 109, female, Dx = 12 yrs, septal thickness 3.2cm

      Family had 6 affected individuals sharing MYOZ2 haplotype 4q26-q27

      HP:0001635, HP:0001279, HP:0001712, HP:0005110, HP:0004755

      heart failure, syncope, left ventricular hypertrophy, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia

      Variant: NM_016599.4(MYOZ2):c.142T>C (p.Ser48Pro)

      Pathogenic, non-LOF

      ClinVar ID: 30508 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/30508/

      Not in ExAC or gnomAD

    3. o determine the frequency of MYOZ2 mutation in HCM, we screened all exons and exon–intron boundaries of MYOZ2 in 516 probands by direct sequencing. We detected another heterozygous missense A→G mutation at nucleotide 50 278 in a white proband who had 2 deceased siblings with HCM. The mutation changed amino acid isoleucine 246, a conserved amino acid, to methionine

      Case 2: male, Dx = n/a, variant identified via direct sequencing

      HP:0001712 (left ventricular hypertrophy)

      Variant: NM_016599.4(MYOZ2):c.738A>G (p.Ile246Met)

      non-LOF

      ClinVar ID: 30509, conflicting interpretations of pathogenicity,<br /> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/30509/

      ExAC Score: 0.001897, http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/4-120107298-A-G

    4. The index case presented at 12 years of age with symptoms of diastolic heart failure and episodes of syncope (supplemental Table I available in the online data supplement available at http://circres.ahajournals.org.). She had severe left ventricular hypertrophy with a septal thickness of 3.2 cm, atrial fibrillation, and runs of ventricular tachycardia.

      Case: Family 109, female, Dx = 12 yrs, septal thickness 3.2cm

      Family had 6 affected individuals sharing MYOZ2 haplotype 4q26-q27

      HP:0001635, HP:0001279, HP:0001712, HP:0005110, HP:0004755

      heart failure, syncope, left ventricular hypertrophy, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia

      Variant: NM_016599.4(MYOZ2):c.142T>C (p.Ser48Pro)

      Pathogenic, non-LOF

      ClinVar ID: 30508 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/clinvar/variation/30508/

      Not in ExAC or gnomAD

    1. The proposita (II-1 in Fig. 1A)

      Case# II-1, F, 13yo diagnosis, European

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001254, HP:0001137, HP:0025404, HP:0008936, HP:0002509, HP:0025430, HP:0003739, HP:0002353, HP:0001508, HP:0000297, HP:0010804, HP:0000218, HP:0000347, HP:0001212, HP:0001864, HP:0040082, HP:0012167, HP:0030820, HP:0000276, HP:0000268, HP:0000549, HP:0000678, HP:0012166, HP:0002465

      HPOcont: Lethargy, Alternating esotropia, Abnormal visual fixation, Muscular hypotonia of the trunk, Limb hypertonia, High-pitched cry, Myoclonic spasms, EEG abnormality, Failure to thrive, Facial hypotonia, Tented upper lip vermilion, High palate, Micrognathia, Prominent fingertip pads, Clinodactyly of the 5th toe, Happy demeanor, Hair-pulling, Hooded eyelid, Long face, Dolichocephaly, Abnormal conjugate eye movement, Skin-picking, Poor speech

      Free Text: "Birth weight, length and head circumference were 3.149 kg (−0.18SD), 51 cm (+0.99SD), and 33 cm (−0.74SD), respectively. Although she did not cry immediately and was described as sleepy and lethargic, her Apgar scores were 8 and 9 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. She has had poor weight gain throughout life. By 2 months of age, she developed alternating esotropia, poor visual fixation, truncal hypotonia, upper and lower extremity hypertonia and a high-pitched cry. She also had myoclonic jerks and jerky movements of her extremities. Her weight, height and head circumference were 4.6 kg (−1.57SD), 51 cm (−3.81 SD) and 39.2 cm (+0.06SD), respectively. A head CT scan detected no anatomical anomalies. An EEG showed excessively slow background without epileptiform activity. Despite intervention, her weight gain continued to fall off, and she was diagnosed with failure to thrive. She rolled over at age 6 months, sat unsupported at 1 year. A follow-up EEG at 14 months showed a slow dysrhythmic background compatible with a seizure predisposition and diffuse cerebral dysfunction. A brain MRI at 18 months of age showed normal anatomy and myelination. In the ensuing months, she demonstrated a happy disposition, low truncal muscle tone and distal hypertonia as well as a myopathic facial appearance, a tented upper lip, a high arched palate, micrognathia, prominent finger pads and mild fifth toe clinodactyly. At age 4 years and 1 month, a developmental assessment defined her overall functioning at no more than a 12-month-old equivalent; she was not autistic. At age 6 years and 11 months, she manifested sparse hair (trichotillomania), hooded eyelids, high arched palate, thin long face and mild micrognathia. At age 12 years, she walked with the support of splints. Her height, weight and head circumference were 127 cm (−3.64 SD), 22.6 kg (−4.06 SD), and 52 cm (−0.94SD), respectively. Her features included dolicocephaly, hooded eyelids, intermittently disconjugate gaze, sparse hair, high palate and crowded dentition. Developmental assessment documented behavioral difficulties including repetitive and self-stimulatory behaviors, sensory issues such as repetitively rubbing her hands on the floor and/or licking them and mouthing objects, rigidity, communication deficits, difficulties with emotional regulation and aggression when frustrated. Her aggression included the self-injurious behaviors of dermatillomania, biting and trichotillomania. She communicated with a few words, signs, gestures and a picture exchange communication system (PECS). She developed menses at age 13 years."

      CasePreviousTesting "Family history was negative for intellectual disability, multiple congenital anomalies and recurrent miscarriages. Normal genetic investigations included a karyotype (550 band resolution), subtelomeric FISH, methylation studies of SNRPN, sequence analysis of UBE3A, and DMPK repeat analysis. Normal metabolic tests included transferrin isoelectric focussing, CSF amino acids and neurotransmitters, plasma amino acids, urine organic acids, urine purines and pyrimidines, serum acylcarnitines, blood ammonia and blood lactate. She also had normal audiological testing."

      CaseMethod1 WES

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod SNP array and WES, confirmed with Sanger qt/rtPCR

      Variant (1) NM_032504.1:c.3983-3_3994delinsA (p.Ser1328Argfs19), (2) NM_032504.1:c.2431C>T (p.Arg811)

      CAID (1) CA658820714, (2) CA350137388

      VariantEvidence skin fibroblasts from affected sister showed no unc80 mRNA.

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous, confirmed in trans. Affected sister with similar phenotypes died of respiratory distress at age 7.

    2. The proposita (II-1 in Fig. 1A)

      Case# II-1, F, 13yo diagnosis, European

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0001254, HP:0001137, HP:0025404, HP:0008936, HP:0002509, HP:0025430, HP:0003739, HP:0002353, HP:0001508, HP:0000297, HP:0010804, HP:0000218, HP:0000347, HP:0001212, HP:0001864, HP:0040082, HP:0012167, HP:0030820, HP:0000276, HP:0000268, HP:0000549, HP:0000678, HP:0012166, HP:0002465

      HPOcont: Lethargy, Alternating esotropia, Abnormal visual fixation, Muscular hypotonia of the trunk, Limb hypertonia, High-pitched cry, Myoclonic spasms, EEG abnormality, Failure to thrive, Facial hypotonia, Tented upper lip vermilion, High palate, Micrognathia, Prominent fingertip pads, Clinodactyly of the 5th toe, Happy demeanor, Hair-pulling, Hooded eyelid, Long face, Dolichocephaly, Abnormal conjugate eye movement, Skin-picking, Poor speech

      Free Text: "Birth weight, length and head circumference were 3.149 kg (−0.18SD), 51 cm (+0.99SD), and 33 cm (−0.74SD), respectively. Although she did not cry immediately and was described as sleepy and lethargic, her Apgar scores were 8 and 9 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. She has had poor weight gain throughout life. By 2 months of age, she developed alternating esotropia, poor visual fixation, truncal hypotonia, upper and lower extremity hypertonia and a high-pitched cry. She also had myoclonic jerks and jerky movements of her extremities. Her weight, height and head circumference were 4.6 kg (−1.57SD), 51 cm (−3.81 SD) and 39.2 cm (+0.06SD), respectively. A head CT scan detected no anatomical anomalies. An EEG showed excessively slow background without epileptiform activity. Despite intervention, her weight gain continued to fall off, and she was diagnosed with failure to thrive. She rolled over at age 6 months, sat unsupported at 1 year. A follow-up EEG at 14 months showed a slow dysrhythmic background compatible with a seizure predisposition and diffuse cerebral dysfunction. A brain MRI at 18 months of age showed normal anatomy and myelination. In the ensuing months, she demonstrated a happy disposition, low truncal muscle tone and distal hypertonia as well as a myopathic facial appearance, a tented upper lip, a high arched palate, micrognathia, prominent finger pads and mild fifth toe clinodactyly. At age 4 years and 1 month, a developmental assessment defined her overall functioning at no more than a 12-month-old equivalent; she was not autistic. At age 6 years and 11 months, she manifested sparse hair (trichotillomania), hooded eyelids, high arched palate, thin long face and mild micrognathia. At age 12 years, she walked with the support of splints. Her height, weight and head circumference were 127 cm (−3.64 SD), 22.6 kg (−4.06 SD), and 52 cm (−0.94SD), respectively. Her features included dolicocephaly, hooded eyelids, intermittently disconjugate gaze, sparse hair, high palate and crowded dentition. Developmental assessment documented behavioral difficulties including repetitive and self-stimulatory behaviors, sensory issues such as repetitively rubbing her hands on the floor and/or licking them and mouthing objects, rigidity, communication deficits, difficulties with emotional regulation and aggression when frustrated. Her aggression included the self-injurious behaviors of dermatillomania, biting and trichotillomania. She communicated with a few words, signs, gestures and a picture exchange communication system (PECS). She developed menses at age 13 years."

      CasePreviousTesting "Family history was negative for intellectual disability, multiple congenital anomalies and recurrent miscarriages. Normal genetic investigations included a karyotype (550 band resolution), subtelomeric FISH, methylation studies of SNRPN, sequence analysis of UBE3A, and DMPK repeat analysis. Normal metabolic tests included transferrin isoelectric focussing, CSF amino acids and neurotransmitters, plasma amino acids, urine organic acids, urine purines and pyrimidines, serum acylcarnitines, blood ammonia and blood lactate. She also had normal audiological testing."

      CaseMethod1 WES

      CaseMethod2 Sanger

      CaseGenotypingMethod SNP array and WES, confirmed with Sanger qt/rtPCR

      Variant (1) NM_032504.1:c.3983-3_3994delinsA (p.Ser1328Argfs19), (2) NM_032504.1:c.2431C>T (p.Arg811)

      CAID (1) CA658820714, (2) CA350137388

      VariantEvidence skin fibroblasts from affected sister showed no unc80 mRNA.

      CaseAddInfo nonconsanguineous, confirmed in trans. Affected sister with similar phenotypes died of respiratory distress at age 7.

    1. 11 years. Her

      Case# Postma 3:3, female, 11yo, white

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0004758, HP:0001688

      CasePreviousTesting no

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseGenotypingMethod amplified/screen of CASQ2, SCN5A, HRC, PLN, RYR2, KCNQ1, KCNH2, and KCNK1 genes

      Variant NM_001232.3(CASQ2):c.97C>T (p.Arg33Ter)

      ClinVar 41043 link

      gnomAD 0.000008968 link

      VariantEvidence not in this article

    2. 11 years. Her

      Case# Postma 3:3, female, 11yo, white

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0004758, HP:0001688

      CasePreviousTesting no

      CaseMethod1 PCR

      CaseGenotypingMethod amplified/screen of CASQ2, SCN5A, HRC, PLN, RYR2, KCNQ1, KCNH2, and KCNK1 genes

      Variant NM_001232.3(CASQ2):c.97C>T (p.Arg33Ter)

      ClinVar 41043 link

      gnomAD 0.000008968 link

      VariantEvidence not in this article

    1. Family tree for patients UB609 and UB612 (arrows). The germ line SAMD9L mutation status is shown for the family members; +/−, heterozygous c.C2956T; +/+, no mutation. Patient UB612 (IV-1) was diagnosed with severe BMF and monosomy 7 without BM dysplasia at the age of 13 months. Transplantation was planned but eventually cancelled because his blood cell counts improved spontaneously. This patient is now 5 years old, without residual cytopenia or monosomy 7. His mother, patient UB609 (III-2), experienced a rather similar story 32 years previously; when she was 13 months old she was diagnosed with severe AA and BM transplantation was planned, which was also cancelled due to spontaneous improvement. Although they were not included in our IBMF cohort, we managed to investigate more patients in this family. The mother’s sister (III-3) also had early transitory pancytopenia, and both sisters, now aged 33 and 37 years, are doing well. Interestingly, the grandmother (II-2) had a cerebellar atrophy with ataxia, a nystagmus and the SAMD9L mutation found in her oral swab, whereas her own mother (I-2) also had the same neurological phenotype but could not be genetically explored. (G) Blood cell counts over time for patient UB612. The red curve indicates the hemoglobin concentration (Hb); light brown, the absolute neutrophil count (ANC); whereas the blue line indicates platelet counts (Pt). The gray area indicates the detection of monosomy 7 on marrow karyotyping.

      Family#PresentingHPOs HP:0000639

      FamilyNotHPOs HP:0001251, HP:0001876, HP:0005528

      CountryOrigin France

      Family#Method1 WES

      Family#Method2 Sanger

      FamilyGenotypingMethod WES results confirmed with Sanger

      Affected 3

      Unaffected 2

      Segregations 3

      AddSegregationInfo family not to score

      ProbandLabel UB612, M, 13mo diagnosis

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0005528, HP:0000639, HP:0001876

      CaseAddInfo "Transplantation was planned but eventually cancelled because his blood cell counts improved spontaneously," possibly due to UPD.

      Variant NM_152703.4(SAMD9L):c.2956C>T (p.Arg986Cys)

      ClinVar 446530

      VariantEvidence (Figure 5) 293FT cells transfected with p.Arg986Cys showed more limited cell proliferation than WT SAMD9L in 28202457

      FamilyAddInfo Monosomy 7 in IV:1, mother and aunt also recovered, likely due to UPD or revertant mosaicism

    2. Family tree for patients UB609 and UB612 (arrows). The germ line SAMD9L mutation status is shown for the family members; +/−, heterozygous c.C2956T; +/+, no mutation. Patient UB612 (IV-1) was diagnosed with severe BMF and monosomy 7 without BM dysplasia at the age of 13 months. Transplantation was planned but eventually cancelled because his blood cell counts improved spontaneously. This patient is now 5 years old, without residual cytopenia or monosomy 7. His mother, patient UB609 (III-2), experienced a rather similar story 32 years previously; when she was 13 months old she was diagnosed with severe AA and BM transplantation was planned, which was also cancelled due to spontaneous improvement. Although they were not included in our IBMF cohort, we managed to investigate more patients in this family. The mother’s sister (III-3) also had early transitory pancytopenia, and both sisters, now aged 33 and 37 years, are doing well. Interestingly, the grandmother (II-2) had a cerebellar atrophy with ataxia, a nystagmus and the SAMD9L mutation found in her oral swab, whereas her own mother (I-2) also had the same neurological phenotype but could not be genetically explored. (G) Blood cell counts over time for patient UB612. The red curve indicates the hemoglobin concentration (Hb); light brown, the absolute neutrophil count (ANC); whereas the blue line indicates platelet counts (Pt). The gray area indicates the detection of monosomy 7 on marrow karyotyping.

      Family#PresentingHPOs HP:0000639

      FamilyNotHPOs HP:0001251, HP:0001876, HP:0005528

      CountryOrigin France

      Family#Method1 WES

      Family#Method2 Sanger

      FamilyGenotypingMethod WES results confirmed with Sanger

      Affected 3

      Unaffected 2

      Segregations 3

      AddSegregationInfo family not to score

      ProbandLabel UB612, M, 13mo diagnosis

      CasePresentingHPOs HP:0005528, HP:0000639, HP:0001876

      CaseAddInfo "Transplantation was planned but eventually cancelled because his blood cell counts improved spontaneously," possibly due to UPD.

      Variant NM_152703.4(SAMD9L):c.2956C>T (p.Arg986Cys)

      ClinVar 446530

      VariantEvidence (Figure 5) 293FT cells transfected with p.Arg986Cys showed more limited cell proliferation than WT SAMD9L in 28202457

      FamilyAddInfo Monosomy 7 in IV:1, mother and aunt also recovered, likely due to UPD or revertant mosaicism

    1. the Arg73Gln (exon 3) mutation was identified in the proband (II:1), a 28-year-old male who had been diagnosed with FHC at age 18 years and on echocardiography was found to have severe asymmetric septal hypertrophy. He has a family history of FHC, but other family members have not been willing to participate in further evaluation. Previous genetic screening of sarcomere genes identified two missense mutations in myosin-binding protein C (MyBPC3; Asp745Gly and Pro873His)

      Proband 1: male, Dx at 18 years, LV septal wall thickness = 30mm, family history of HCM with father and brother affected

      HP:0001639, HP:0001670

      Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, asymmetric septal hypertrophy

      Variant: NM_145046.4(CALR3):c.218G>A (p.Arg73Gln).

      Not in ClinVar

      ExAC Score: Overall 1.624e-5

      http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/19-16601357-C-T

    2. the Arg73Gln (exon 3) mutation was identified in the proband (II:1), a 28-year-old male who had been diagnosed with FHC at age 18 years and on echocardiography was found to have severe asymmetric septal hypertrophy. He has a family history of FHC, but other family members have not been willing to participate in further evaluation. Previous genetic screening of sarcomere genes identified two missense mutations in myosin-binding protein C (MyBPC3; Asp745Gly and Pro873His)

      Proband 1: male, Dx at 18 years, LV septal wall thickness = 30mm, family history of HCM with father and brother affected

      HP:0001639, HP:0001670

      Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, asymmetric septal hypertrophy

      Variant: NM_145046.4(CALR3):c.218G>A (p.Arg73Gln).

      Not in ClinVar

      ExAC Score: Overall 1.624e-5

      http://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/19-16601357-C-T

  2. Oct 2026
    1. I recently got a 1924 Stoewer Elite with this gorgeous wooden case. The veneer survived the past 102 years remarkably well, apart from a small chip on one of the rear corners. The finish, however, was showing its age. The wood looked dull, with a couple of deep scratches and the nickel plated parts had started to rust. It needed some work, so I decided to refinish it. In a few places the veneer had started to lift slightly. I filled a syringe with wood glue and used a hypodermic needle to get the glue underneath it. This worked really well and avoided having to lift the veneer too much and risk breaking it. Luckily, the veneer was also thick enough to carefully use an orbital sander to remove the old finish and stain (low RPM, light pressure). I chose a mahogany stain that was quite close to the original, followed by six coats of shellac to bring out the wood grain. Finally, I buffed it with extra-fine steel wool and applied a coat of beeswax for some protection against moisture. It also smells very pleasant now! I’m really happy with how it turned out. It was a fun project, and the shellac/beeswax combination gave it a beautiful satin sheen.

      https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1wwrsir/refinishing_a_wooden_typewriter_case/

  3. Sep 2026
    1. Michigan is a good example. Although it has the highest number of restrictions, it carries effectively zero pipeline exposure, something subscribers to our Datacenter Industry Model could see directly in the Michigan project-level data, even as the state's growing ordinance count was receiving national coverage.

      【非共识】作者以密歇根州为例,挑战了禁令数量与实际影响成正比的观点。尽管该州有最多的限制措施,但实际管道暴露为零,这一案例有力地支持了他们的核心论点,即禁令数量不能直接转化为实际影响,需要更细致的项目级别分析。

    1. But their behavior can be unpredictable, as vividly demonstrated in July, when a group of OpenAI agents broke out of a sandboxed environment and hacked into the open-source platform Hugging Face looking for ways to cheat on the test they had been given.

      【方法】文章提到了另一个AI代理不当行为的案例,但没有详细说明OpenAI实验的具体方法或验证过程。缺乏方法论细节使得难以评估这一案例的可重复性和普遍性,以及是否与DeepMind实验具有可比性。

    1. Current age 26 years
  4. Aug 2026
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  6. Jun 2026
    1. c.2221C>T

      Case:9 months old male DiseaseAssertion:Infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy FamilyInfo:Paternally inherited mutation CasePresentingHPOs:HP:0002376,HP:0000648,HP:0000648,HP:0012444 Case HPO Free Text: N/A Case NOT HPOs: N/A Genotyping Method: Targeted Sanger sequencing identified PLA2G6 mutations c.[1799G>A];[2221C>T] . Both mutations have previously been identified in unrelated patients with PLAN. Variant:NM_003560.2:c.2221C>T ClinVarID:265448 gnomAD:https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/22-38112559-G-A?dataset=gnomad_r4 Multiple Gene Variants: GeneName:PLA2G6 Variant:NM_003560.2:c.1799G>A ClinVarID:159748 gnomAD:https://gnomad.broadinstitute.org/variant/22-38116155-C-T?dataset=gnomad_r4

  7. May 2026
    1. The article is crammed with interesting examples (collected on [this site](https://thariqs.github.io/html-effectiveness/)) and prompt suggestions like this one:

      作者收集了大量HTML作为AI输出格式的实际案例,展示了HTML在技术解释、代码分析等场景中的独特优势。

    1. reply to u/Personman444 at https://reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1tcuxxu/how_to_restore_case/

      RE: 1950s Royal typewriter case

      Typically these were fabric glued onto fiberglass, so you can do fairly well with soap and water with a scrub brush and then letting it air dry. This should help to remove the staining. You can use more aggressive cleaners as long as they don't dissolve the glue. I've used a Green Bissel wet vac on these with some reasonable success in the past.

      0000 steel wool will often help clean off/clean up the metal parts, though you should test an inconspicuous part first. Following up with metal polish can give you some shine.

      The handle is plastic and a gentle clean followed by a coat of car wax will do wonders.

    1. In one case [first reported by the Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/00c282de-ed14-4acd-a948-bc8d6bdb339d?syn-25a6b1a6=1), an Amazon Web Service agent called Kiro purportedly decided the best way to upgrade a particular software service was to delete the whole thing and start over — and was able to do so without asking for human permission

      这个案例突显了AI代理可能带来的风险,需要深入了解如何防范这类事件的发生。

  8. Apr 2026
    1. The OpenAI team recently published a fantastic piece detailing the creation of their own internal data agent. It's a transparent detail of a very detailed and elegant implementation – but points to the long journey required to get there.

      引用OpenAI的案例提供了一个令人惊讶的事实:即使是AI领域的领导者也需要经历复杂而漫长的过程来构建有效的数据代理。这暗示了数据代理的成熟可能比市场预期的更晚,挑战了快速部署的乐观预期。

    1. Caring for the Holiday Case. This was a straightforward cleaning. The case was pretty bad. I scrubbed with soap and water, let dry for a few days, then cleaned metal with steel wool (0000 grade). Inside the movements were lightly lubricated with Marvel mystery oil, including the carrying handle and hinges. The case was polished with Meguiars cleaning wax (maroon tin). Final buff with mircrofiber.

      via Katie Typewriter-Alliance on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1713118022537412/posts/2399628867219654/

    1. In many ways, coding represents the ideal use case for AI, both in terms of what the technology can do and how readily the enterprise market will embrace it. Code is data dense, meaning there is a massive amount of high-quality code available online for the models to train on.

      编程被视为AI的理想应用场景,这揭示了AI成功应用的关键要素:高质量训练数据可用性、任务结构化程度、输出可验证性。这一洞见不仅解释了为什么编程辅助工具率先取得突破,也为其他领域的AI应用提供了成功模式参考,暗示未来AI在其他数据丰富、结构化程度高的领域可能取得类似成功。

    1. Broadcom moved VMware toward a simplified subscription model, cut the product stack down aggressively, and guided fiscal 2024 adjusted EBITDA to 61% of revenue. It is a harsh model. It is not a cultural blueprint for every founder.

      令人惊讶的是:Broadcom将VMware的调整后EBITDA引导至收入的61%,这种激进的成本削减和产品简化策略展示了软件行业盈利能力的极限可能性,这对大多数公司来说是难以想象的。

  9. Mar 2026
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  11. Jan 2026
    1. Mendee said a recent survey found that 85% of employers look for candidates who have both a degree and micro-credentials. “Micro-credentials give students a competitive edge by highlighting their skills in ways that stand out to employers and graduate schools,” Mendee said.

      Transcripts communicate as they are intended to. MCs communicate in a different way, for a different audience.

  12. Sep 2025